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The Lagoon
Waisai, Raja Ampat, Indonesia
EntryBoat
Max depth25 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyDampier Strait
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
The Lagoon is a reef 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. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, groupers, jacks, lobsters, napoleon wrasse. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 26 to 29 °C over the year.
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Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Cushion StarCulcita novaeguineae
Painted Spiny LobsterPanulirus versicolor
Sunrise Tentacle AeolidCaloria indica
Clown AnemonefishAmphiprion ocellaris
Steephead ParrotfishChlorurus microrhinos
Behn's DamselNeoglyphidodon nigroris
Masked RabbitfishSiganus puellus
Bleeker's ParrotfishChlorurus bleekeri
Nearby sites
- 1Bullseye Ridge0.1 km
- 2Batu Rufas0.1 km
- 3Bullseye Wall0.2 km
- 4Keruo Channel2.8 km
- 5Harto's Reef3.1 km
- 6Fam Wall (Keruwo Channel)3.1 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