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Tambea Caves
Nggosi, Solomon Islands
EntryBoat
Max depth15 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodySolomon Sea
Water temp28–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Tambea Caves is a cave dive site near Nggosi, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, in the Solomon Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 15 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, moray eels, lionfish, jacks, cuttlefish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 28 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Clown AnemonefishAmphiprion percula
Pink AnemonefishAmphiprion perideraion
Sixbar WrasseThalassoma hardwicke
Striped SurgeonfishAcanthurus lineatus
Painted SweetlipsDiagramma pictum
Vagabond ButterflyfishChaetodon vagabundus
Black AnemonefishAmphiprion melanopus
Clark's AnemonefishAmphiprion clarkii
Nearby sites
- 1Japanese Submarine I-10.5 km
- 2Kyusyu Maru3.0 km
- 3Azumasan Maru3.2 km
- 4Bonegi 2 Wreck3.3 km
- 5Bonegi 1 Wreck3.8 km
- 6Custom's House Wreck19 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org