Friwen Bonda

Raja Ampat Islands, Waigeo Island, Gam Island, West Papua, Indonesiawall30 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.

Friwen BondaGam 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

Friwen Bonda sits in the channel between Waigeo and Gam islands within Raja Ampat, an area known for its network of small islets and mangrove-fringed passages in West Papua, Indonesia. The site is a wall dive reaching a maximum depth of around 30 metres and is rated intermediate. Dive sites in this part of Raja Ampat are typically reached by boat from nearby liveaboards or resorts on Waigeo or Gam.

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