Obyan
Chalan Piao village, Northern Mariana Islands

EntryShore
Water bodyPhilippine Sea
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Jun
About this site
Obyan is a reef dive site near Chalan Piao village, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, in the Philippine Sea. It is reached from the shore. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, dolphins, moray eels, sea turtles, eagle rays. 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
Reticulated DascyllusDascyllus reticulatus
Fivestripe WrasseThalassoma quinquevittatum
Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus spilurus
Arc-eye HawkfishParacirrhites arcatus
Darkfin HindCephalopholis urodeta
Lined BristletoothCtenochaetus striatus
Nearby sites
- 1Naftan4.7 km
- 2Lau Lau Beach7.8 km
- 3Lau Lau Dive Site8.9 km
- 4East Bay9.0 km
- 5Sub Chaser14 km
- 6Ship Wreck (Showan Maru)15 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org