Bugtong Bato

Cebu, Malapascua Island, Visayas, Philippinesreef30 m maxbeginner

Conditions & tides

Bugtong BatoMalapascua Island

Good · 5/5

conditions visualisation

Good5/5

Calm and diveable right now — best window today 8 AM–6 PM.

Wind8 kn ENE

Current~0.4 kn NW · model

Swell

0.2 m · 3s · N

Water

30 °C

Max depth

30 m

Conditions through the day

7 AM7 PM

Calmest current near slack — 16:15 & 05:30 local

Sunrise 05:37 · Sunset 17:17 local

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Tide · local

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On-face swell 0.1 m — the component of the swell aimed at this site’s exposed face. Current is a regional model value (Copernicus, ~9 km grid) — a guide to the area, not a precise reef measurement. Imagery © Esri · not depth or visibility.

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Marine forecast via Copernicus Marine. Score is a rule-based guide from swell/wind vs. the site's exposure — always dive your own assessment.

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About this site

Bugtong Bato is a reef and wall dive on the north side of Malapascua. A reef slopes gently between 8 and 12 metres and leads to a small wall that drops to 20 meters, where sloping reef continues to 30 meters before a sandy bottom stretches outward. Maximum depth is 30 meters.

The site is known for macro life, including seahorses, frogfishes and nudibranchs, and it makes a good photo dive. A large school of batfish is resident, and a school of squid often cruises through in the current. The current is usually absent, although it can run at times, and the site suits nitrox divers.

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