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Rainbow Wall
Colonia, Micronesia - Yap, Micronesia
EntryBoat
Max depth35 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyPhilippine Sea
Water temp28–30°C
Estimated from climate dataJan–Sep
About this site
Rainbow Wall is a wall dive site near Colonia, Yap State, Micronesia, in the Philippine Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 35 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, moray eels, jacks, napoleon wrasse, lionfish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 28 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
- Lined BristletoothCtenochaetus striatus
- Humpback SnapperLutjanus gibbus
- Schlegel's ParrotfishScarus schlegeli
- Shadowfin SoldierfishMyripristis adusta
- Blue ParrotfishScarus oviceps
- Bigeye EmperorMonotaxis grandoculis
- Blotcheye SoldierfishMyripristis murdjan
- Midnight SnapperMacolor macularis
Nearby sites
- 1Yap Caverns1.2 km
- 2Land's End1.2 km
- 3Lionfish Wall2.8 km
- 4Gilman Wall4.3 km
- 5Cherry Blossom Wall5.5 km
- 6Manta Ray Bay6.8 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org