Blue Magic

Raja Ampat Islands, Waigeo Island, West Papua, Indonesiareef30 m maxadvanced

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.

Blue MagicWaigeo Island · 30 m

Good · 5/5

conditions visualisation

Good5/5

Calm and diveable right now — best window today 9 AM–7 PM.

Wind6 kn SSE

Current~0.3 kn NW · model

Swell

0.1 m · 5s · ESE

Water

30 °C

Conditions through the day

8 AM8 PM

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

Sunrise 06:05 AM · Sunset 06:11 PM local

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Tide · local

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On-face swell 0.2 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

Blue Magic is a submerged seamount in the Dampier Strait area of Raja Ampat, off Waigeo Island in West Papua. It rises from deeper water toward the surface and functions as a cleaning station and pelagic magnet, with manta rays circling the pinnacle alongside barracuda, mackerel, and tuna. The site reaches a maximum depth of around 30 metres over a reef bottom, and currents run strong, which is why it is rated an advanced dive. Divers here have also reported bumphead parrotfish, fusiliers, grouper, reef sharks, trevally, wobbegong, and wrasse around the pinnacle, adding to the draw of hanging in the current to watch the mantas pass close by.

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