Five Rocks

Raja Ampat Islands, Waigeo Island, Gam Island, West Papua, Indonesia30 m maxintermediate

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.

Five RocksGam 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 W · model

Swell

0.1 m · 2s · S

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 06:12 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.

Scored by DiveConnect's site-physics model

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

Five Rocks lies in the channel between Waigeo and Gam islands in Raja Ampat, West Papua, taking its name from a cluster of rock outcrops breaking the surface, with reef slopes descending around them. The site reaches a maximum depth of around 30 metres and is rated an intermediate dive. Dive operations in this region typically run out of Sorong or nearby liveaboards working the Dampier Strait.

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