Raiketa
Atauro, Timor Leste East Timor, Timor Leste
Max depth40 m
LevelEstimated: Advanced and up
Water bodyBanda Sea
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Raiketa is a drift, muck and reef dive site near Atauro, Dili, Timor Leste, in the Banda Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 40 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, dolphins, moray eels, nudibranchs, lionfish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Moon WrasseThalassoma lunare
Klein's ButterflyfishChaetodon kleinii
Pacific BassletPseudanthias huchtii
Reticulated DascyllusDascyllus reticulatus
Bicolor AngelfishCentropyge bicolor
FlowerfishPearsonothuria graeffei
Clark's AnemonefishAmphiprion clarkii
Behn's DamselNeoglyphidodon nigroris
Nearby sites
- 1Watuwai0.4 km
- 2Compass House Reef0.7 km
- 3Inner Reef1.6 km
- 4Illicnamo Pinnacle4.6 km
- 5Franks Crack6.6 km
- 6Biquelli Wall6.7 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org