Cathedral Rock

Raja Ampat Islands, Waigeo Island, Pulau Wajang, West Papua, Indonesiareef30 m maxintermediate

Conditions & tides

Cathedral RockPulau Wajang

Fair · 4/5

conditions visualisation

Fair4/5

Some chop right now — best window today 9 AM–7 PM.

Wind3 kn W

Current~0.9 kn W · model

Swell

0.6 m · 6s · NNE

Water

30 °C

Max depth

30 m

Conditions through the day

8 AM8 PM

Calmest current near slack — 11:30 & 00:15 local

Sunrise 06:00 · Sunset 18:06 local

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Tide · local

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On-face swell 0.6 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

Cathedral Rock lies among the small islands off Waigeo in Raja Ampat, part of the Pulau Wajang area in West Papua, Indonesia, within the Coral Triangle and typically reached by liveaboard or small boat from nearby island resorts. The reef bottom reaches a maximum depth of around 30 metres, with good visibility and strong current, and is rated an intermediate dive. Divers have noted eddies and directional changes along with overhangs and even cold water patches, so current awareness matters here. Trevally and tuna are regular sightings, while divers have also reported anthias, clownfish, fusiliers, surgeonfish, reef sharks, reef manta rays, jacks and amberjack, dolphins passing through, and smaller finds like nudibranchs, frogfish, hairy frogfish, leaf scorpionfish, ghost pipefish and ornate ghost pipefish, and pipefish tucked along the reef.

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