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Hairball

Lembeh Strait Hairball · Bitung, Lembeh Strait, Indonesia

EntryBoat

Max depth5 m–25 m

LevelIntermediate and up

Water bodyMolucca Sea

Water temp28–30°C

Estimated from climate dataYear-round

About this site

Hairball is a muck dive site near Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, in the Molucca Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 25 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, octopus, cuttlefish, frogfish, moray eels. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 28 to 30 °C over the year.

Conditions by month

BestGoodMixed

OctoberBest

Typically one of the best months here.

Marine life

Recorded nearby

Peacock Mantis ShrimpOdontodactylus scyllarus
WunderpusWunderpus photogenicus
Squat Anemone ShrimpThor amboinensis
Painted FrogfishAntennarius pictus
Harlequin Ghost PipefishSolenostomus paradoxus
Banded Coral ShrimpStenopus hispidus
Mimic OctopusThaumoctopus mimicus
Ribbon EelRhinomuraena quaesita

Nearby sites

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