Bugtong Bato

Cebu, Malapascua Island, Visayas, Philippinesreef30 m maxbeginner

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Conditions & tides

Satellite view of Bugtong Bato

Bugtong BatoMalapascua Island · 30 m

Good · 5/5

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conditions visualisation

Good5/5

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

Wind4 kn N

Current~0.3 kn SE · model

Swell

0.1 m · 5s · NNE

Water

31 °C

Conditions through the day

7 AM7 PM

Calmest current near slack — 04:45 PM & 04:15 AM local

Sunrise 05:32 AM · Sunset 05:38 PM 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 dive site off Malapascua Island, at the northern tip of Cebu in the Visayan Sea, Philippines, typically reached by a short banca boat ride from the island's dive resorts. The site reaches a maximum depth of around 30 metres over a reef bottom, with medium current, and is rated a beginner dive. Batfish and nudibranchs are regularly seen here, and divers have also reported anthias, butterflyfish, damselfish, frogfish, pipefish, seahorses, squid, and harlequin shrimp on the reef.

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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.

Harlequin shrimpHarlequin shrimpReported here · unconfirmed
MandarinfishSynchiropus splendidusReported here · unconfirmed
Hypselodoris variobranchiaReported here · unconfirmed
Clark's AnemonefishAmphiprion clarkiiReported here · unconfirmed
Anemone Porcelain CrabNeopetrolisthes maculatusReported here · unconfirmed
Dusky NembrothaNembrotha kubaryanaReported here · unconfirmed
Chocolate Chip Sea StarProtoreaster nodosusReported here · unconfirmed
AnthiasAnthiasReported here · unconfirmed
ButterflyfishButterflyfishReported here · unconfirmed
BatfishBatfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
NudibranchNudibranchConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
FrogfishFrogfishReported here · unconfirmed
DamselfishDamselfishReported here · unconfirmed
PipefishPipefishReported here · unconfirmed
Harlequin ShrimpHymenocera pictaReported here · unconfirmed
SeahorseSeahorseReported here · unconfirmed
SquidSquidReported here · unconfirmed
Spiny SeahorseHippocampus histrixObserved near here · iNaturalist
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesusObserved near here · iNaturalist

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