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Friwen Bonda
Saonek, Raja Ampat, Indonesia
EntryBoat
Max depth25 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyDampier Strait
Water temp29–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Friwen Bonda is a wall dive site near Saonek, West Papua, Indonesia, in the Dampier Strait. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 25 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Commonly reported marine life includes manta rays, nudibranchs, groupers, reef sharks, stingrays. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 29 to 30 °C over the year.
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Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Tasselled WobbegongEucrossorhinus dasypogon
Blacktip Reef SharkCarcharhinus melanopterus
Painted Spiny LobsterPanulirus versicolor
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesus
Clown TriggerfishBalistoides conspicillum
Peacock Mantis ShrimpOdontodactylus scyllarus
Clark's AnemonefishAmphiprion clarkii
Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicus
Nearby sites
- 1Friwen Laut0.2 km
- 2Francisco Reef0.7 km
- 3Friwen garden1.3 km
- 4Friwen Wall1.4 km
- 5Andrea's Point1.5 km
- 6Biodiversity House Reef2.6 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org