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Manta Bowl
San Jacinto, Masbate, Philippines
Water bodySamar Sea
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataJan–Apr
About this site
Manta Bowl is a dive site near San Jacinto, Masbate, Philippines, in the Samar Sea. Commonly reported marine life includes whale sharks. 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
Whale SharkRhincodon typus
Collector UrchinTripneustes gratilla
Crown-of-thorns StarfishAcanthaster planci
Fig ConeConus figulinus
Golden-yellow ConeConus flavidus
Hard-rusted CowryNucleolaria nucleus
Sponsal ConeConus sponsalis
Striped Eel CatfishPlotosus lineatus
Nearby sites
- 1Manta Bowl7.4 km
- 2Shark Apartment7.8 km
- 3Ticao Pass10 km
- 4Great Wall of Ticao14 km
- 5Tres Grace16 km
- 6San Miguel Island17 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org