Cathedral Rock

Batangas, Philippinesreef43 m maxbeginner

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.

Cathedral RockBatangas · 43 m

Good · 5/5

conditions visualisation

Good5/5

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

Wind4 kn ESE

Current~0.2 kn E · model

Swell

0.1 m · 5s · WSW

Water

30 °C

Conditions through the day

7 AM7 PM

Calmest current near slack — 04:30 PM & 02:30 AM local

Sunrise 05:44 AM · Sunset 05:51 PM local

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Tide · local

Outlook — select a day for full conditions

On-face swell 0.1 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

Cathedral Rock lies in the Batangas dive region of the Philippines, along the reef and rock formations of the Verde Island Passage. The site reaches a maximum depth of around 43 metres, though it's rated a beginner dive with light current and good visibility over a reef bottom, so shallower sections are accessible without much difficulty. Divers have reported anthias, batfish, clownfish, damselfish, fusiliers, moray eels, nudibranchs, snappers, and surgeonfish around the reef.

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