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Palapa
Panarukan, East Java, Indonesia
EntryBoat
Max depth18 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyJava Sea
Water temp27–29°C
Estimated from climate dataMar–Nov
About this site
Palapa is a dive site near Panarukan, East Java, Indonesia, in the Java Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 18 m. Commonly reported marine life includes sea turtles, moray eels, nudibranchs. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Banded UrchinEchinothrix calamaris
Cushion StarCulcita novaeguineae- Spotted MorayGymnothorax isingteena
- Three Spot Swimming CrabPortunus sanguinolentus
Clark's AnemonefishAmphiprion clarkii
Clown AnemonefishAmphiprion ocellaris
Eglantine CowryMauritia eglantina
Eight-lined CardinalfishCheilodipterus macrodon
Nearby sites
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org