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Manta Point
Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodySouth China Sea
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataJan–May
About this site
Manta Point is a dive site near Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines, in the South China Sea. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes moray eels, groupers, reef sharks, nudibranchs, lobsters. 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
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesus
Painted Spiny LobsterPanulirus versicolor
Blackspotted PufferArothron nigropunctatus
Boring ClamTridacna crocea
Yellow-lipped Sea KraitLaticauda colubrina
Dark-banded FusilierPterocaesio tile
Napoleon WrasseCheilinus undulatus
Pinktail TriggerfishMelichthys vidua
Nearby sites
- 1Shark Airport0.4 km
- 2Jack S Point1.8 km
- 3Aladin2.0 km
- 4Barracuda Point2.1 km
- 5Southeast Corner2.3 km
- 6Apo Reef Shark Ridge2.4 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org