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Turtle House Reef
Saonek, West Papua, Indonesia
EntryBoat
Max depth16 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyDampier Strait
Water temp29–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Turtle House Reef is a reef dive site near Saonek, West Papua, Indonesia, in the Dampier Strait. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 16 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Commonly reported marine life includes reef sharks, sea turtles, napoleon wrasse, nudibranchs, groupers. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 29 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Boring ClamTridacna crocea
Goldman's SweetlipsPlectorhinchus lineatus
Tasselled WobbegongEucrossorhinus dasypogon
Azure Sea StarLinckia laevigata
Striped SurgeonfishAcanthurus lineatus
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Red BassLutjanus bohar
Harlequin SweetlipsPlectorhinchus chaetodonoides
Nearby sites
- 1Warahnus0.6 km
- 2Kuburan0.6 km
- 3Mambetron0.7 km
- 4Yenkoranu0.8 km
- 5Soul Scuba Reef0.8 km
- 6Yembuba Diving1.1 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org