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Irako
Culion, Palawan, Philippines
Max depth43 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodySulu Sea
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataJan–May
About this site
Irako is a wreck dive site near Culion, Palawan, Philippines, in the Sulu Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 43 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, groupers, jacks, lionfish, sea turtles. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Eightband ButterflyfishChaetodon octofasciatus
Scissortail SergeantAbudefduf sexfasciatus
Three-striped WhiptailPentapodus trivittatus
Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus spilurus
Clown AnemonefishAmphiprion ocellaris
Crocodile FishCymbacephalus beauforti- Lagoon DamselHemiglyphidodon plagiometopon
LionfishPterois volitans
Nearby sites
- 1Kogyo1.3 km
- 2Lusong gunboat1.8 km
- 3Morazan2.3 km
- 4Olympia2.3 km
- 5TANGAT (morozan maru)2.4 km
- 6Teru Kaze4.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org