Airport Wall

Rock Islands, Ngeaur Island, Palau, Palauwall

Conditions & tides

Channel site — tidal current funnels through here and can run fast, changing quickly with the tide. It is usually strongest around mid-tide and eases near the slack windows below. Dive with a local operator who knows the timing.

Airport WallNgeaur Island

Fair · 4/5

conditions visualisation

Fair4/5

Some chop right now — best window today 6 AM–4 PM.

Wind12 kn SW

Current~0.5 kn E · model

Swell

0.6 m · 8s · N

Water

29 °C

Conditions through the day

5 AM5 PM

Calmest current near slack — 11:30 AM & 11:45 PM local

Sunrise 05:52 AM · Sunset 05:58 PM local

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Tide · local

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On-face swell 0.8 m — the component of the swell aimed at this site’s exposed face. Strong-current reef: plan a drift and enter near the slack windows above. 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

Airport Wall is located off Ngeaur (Angaur) Island in Palau, in the southern part of the archipelago's Rock Islands and reef system in Micronesia. The site takes its name from the small island's airstrip, near which the reef drops off toward open ocean.

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Marine life here

Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.

Grey Reef SharkCarcharhinus amblyrhynchosObserved near here · iNaturalist
Green Sea TurtleChelonia mydasObserved near here · iNaturalist
Hawksbill Sea TurtleEretmochelys imbricataObserved near here · iNaturalist
Pyramid ButterflyfishHemitaurichthys polylepisObserved near here · iNaturalist

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