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The Cathedral
Waisai, Raja Ampat, Indonesia
EntryBoat
Max depth25 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyDampier Strait
Water temp29–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
The Cathedral is a cave dive site near Waisai, West Papua, Indonesia, in the Dampier Strait. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 25 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, manta rays, reef sharks, jacks, cuttlefish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 29 to 30 °C over the year.
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Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Reef Manta RayMobula alfredi
Tasselled WobbegongEucrossorhinus dasypogon
Blacktip Reef SharkCarcharhinus melanopterus
Yellow-lipped Sea KraitLaticauda colubrina
Giant ClamTridacna gigas
Hawksbill TurtleEretmochelys imbricata
Blue-spotted StingrayTaeniura lymma
Boring ClamTridacna crocea
Nearby sites
- 1Kabui Pass1.8 km
- 2The Passage1.8 km
- 3Selat Kabui2.3 km
- 4Kakatua reef12 km
- 5Cave Lagoon12 km
- 6Fuzzy Rock13 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org