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Manta Wai

Saonek, West Papua, Indonesia

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LevelIntermediate and up

Water bodyDampier Strait

Water temp29–30°C

Estimated from climate dataYear-round

About this site

Manta Wai is a dive site near Saonek, West Papua, Indonesia, in the Dampier Strait. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes manta rays, groupers, sea turtles, nudibranchs, seahorses. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 29 to 30 °C over the year.

Conditions by month

BestGoodMixed

OctoberBest

Typically one of the best months here.

Marine life

Recorded nearby

Tasselled WobbegongEucrossorhinus dasypogon
Reef Manta RayMobula alfredi
Denise's Pygmy SeahorseHippocampus denise
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Scaly ClamTridacna squamosa
Bower's ParrotfishChlorurus bowersi
Highfin Coral TroutPlectropomus oligacanthus
Azure Sea StarLinckia laevigata

Nearby sites

Straight-line distances.

Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org