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Shark Encounter
Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodySouth China Sea
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataJan–May
About this site
Shark Encounter is a dive site near Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines, in the South China Sea. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes moray eels, groupers, sea turtles. 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
Hawksbill TurtleEretmochelys imbricata
Arc-eye HawkfishParacirrhites arcatus
Bar-tail MorayGymnothorax zonipectis
Cheeklined WrasseOxycheilinus digramma
Chocolate SurgeonfishAcanthurus pyroferus
Coral BeautyCentropyge bispinosa
ForcepsfishForcipiger flavissimus
Humphead BannerfishHeniochus varius
Nearby sites
- 1Galeon Point1.9 km
- 2Sir Daniel Point2.6 km
- 3Corde Point7.6 km
- 4Shipwreck8.2 km
- 5Shark Ridge9.1 km
- 6Bajora Cinco12 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org