Gumard Ground

Sabah, Sipadan Kapalai, Borneo Island, Malaysia

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Conditions & tides

Satellite view of Gumard Ground

Gumard GroundSipadan Kapalai

Good · 5/5

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conditions visualisation

Good5/5

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

Wind5 kn ESE

Current~0.4 kn SSW · model

Swell

0.1 m · 4s · ESE

Water

31 °C

Conditions through the day

7 AM7 PM

Calmest current near slack — 11:00 AM & 11:00 PM local

Sunrise 05:53 AM · Sunset 06:00 PM local

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Tide · 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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About this site

Gumard Ground sits in the waters off Sipadan and Kapalai in the Malaysian state of Sabah, on the northeastern coast of Borneo. This part of the Celebes Sea is known for its cluster of dive sites around Sipadan Island and the sandy flats near Kapalai, reached by boat from Semporna on the mainland.

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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.

Dusky NembrothaNembrotha kubaryanaReported here · unconfirmed
Blue DragonPteraeolidia semperiReported here · unconfirmed
Anna's ChromodorisChromodoris annaeReported here · unconfirmed
Willan's ChromodorisChromodoris willaniReported here · unconfirmed
Green Sea TurtleChelonia mydasReported here · unconfirmed
Coi's GoniobranchusGoniobranchus coiReported here · unconfirmed
Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicusReported here · unconfirmed
Ocellaris AnemonefishAmphiprion ocellarisReported here · unconfirmed
Tyrannodoris luteolineataReported here · unconfirmed
Common LionfishPterois volitansReported here · unconfirmed
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesusObserved near here · iNaturalist

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