Naftan
Chalan Piao village, Northern Mariana Islands
Water bodyPhilippine Sea
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Jun
About this site
Naftan is a drift and wall dive site near Chalan Piao village, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, in the Philippine Sea. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, dolphins, moray eels, sea turtles, sea fans. 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
Princess DamselPomacentrus vaiuli
Brown SurgeonfishAcanthurus nigrofuscus
Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus spilurus
Darkfin HindCephalopholis urodeta
Reticulated DascyllusDascyllus reticulatus
Arc-eye HawkfishParacirrhites arcatus
Fivestripe WrasseThalassoma quinquevittatum
Lined BristletoothCtenochaetus striatus
Nearby sites
- 1Obyan4.7 km
- 2Lau Lau Beach7.6 km
- 3East Bay7.7 km
- 4Lau Lau Dive Site8.3 km
- 5Sub Chaser16 km
- 6Ship Wreck (Showan Maru)16 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org