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Milne Bay Deacons Reef
Samarai, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Max depth8 m–35 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodySolomon Sea
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Milne Bay Deacons Reef is a reef dive site near Samarai, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea, in the Solomon Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 35 m. Best for divers with some experience. Commonly reported marine life includes nudibranchs, jacks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 26 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
- Oxeye ScadSelar boops
- Wirz's GobyOxuderces wirzi
Azure Sea StarLinckia laevigata
Cushion StarCulcita novaeguineae- Bennett's TobyCanthigaster bennetti
Bubble CoralPlerogyra sinuosa
Coi's GoniobranchusGoniobranchus coi- Compressed TobyCanthigaster compressa
Nearby sites
- 1Dinah's Beach18 km
- 2The Bottleneck Milne Bay19 km
- 3Lauadi or Dinah's Beach32 km
- 4Deacon's Reef33 km
- 5Coral Garden33 km
- 6Barracuda Point33 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org