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Kimbe Bay Fathers Reefs
Kimbe, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Max depth5 m–40 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyBismarck Sea
Water temp28–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Kimbe Bay Fathers Reefs is a reef dive site near Kimbe, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea, in the Bismarck Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 40 m. Best for divers with some experience. Commonly reported marine life includes nudibranchs. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 28 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Whip Coral GobyBryaninops yongei
Banded Bubble StarEchinaster callosus
Blue Dragon NudibranchPteraeolidia semperi
Convex Reef CrabCarpilius convexus
Cushion StarCulcita novaeguineae
FlowerfishPearsonothuria graeffei
Peacock Mantis ShrimpOdontodactylus scyllarus
Squat Anemone ShrimpThor amboinensis
Nearby sites
- 1Walindi Vanessas Reef13 km
- 2Inglis Shoal17 km
- 3Walindi Bradford Shoals18 km
- 4Christine's Reef Kimbe18 km
- 5Fathers Reefs Kimbe Bay19 km
- 6Ema Reef19 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org