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Yeben Shallows
Waisai, Raja Ampat, Indonesia
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EntryBoat
Max depth25 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyDampier Strait
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Yeben Shallows 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, jacks, lobsters, sea turtles, groupers. 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
Azure Sea StarLinckia laevigata
Painted Spiny LobsterPanulirus versicolor- Hawksbill TurtleEretmochelys imbricata
Tasselled WobbegongEucrossorhinus dasypogon
Banded Coral ShrimpStenopus hispidus- Bigeye TrevallyCaranx sexfasciatus
- Clark's AnemonefishAmphiprion clarkii
Scaly ClamTridacna squamosa
Nearby sites
- 1Bullseye Ridge9.8 km
- 2The Lagoon9.9 km
- 3Batu Rufas9.9 km
- 4Bullseye Wall10 km
- 5Barracuda East11 km
- 6Barracuda West11 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