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Walindi Bradford Shoals
Kimbe, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Max depth18 m–40 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyBismarck Sea
Water temp28–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Walindi Bradford Shoals is a pinnacle dive site near Kimbe, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea, in the Bismarck Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 40 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Commonly reported marine life includes nudibranchs. 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
Barrel SpongeXestospongia testudinaria
Bubble CoralPlerogyra sinuosa
Common Lettuce CoralPectinia lactuca
Flotsam Sea HareStylocheilus longicauda
Lemon SpongeLeucetta chagosensis
Tri-banded Taco SlugElysia marginata
Banded Coral ShrimpStenopus hispidus
Blue Dragon NudibranchPteraeolidia semperi
Nearby sites
- 1Walindi Vanessas Reef5.8 km
- 2Kimbe Bay Fathers Reefs18 km
- 3Inglis Shoal29 km
- 4Christine's Reef Kimbe29 km
- 5Fathers Reefs Kimbe Bay29 km
- 6Ema Reef30 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org