Ibu's secret garden

Indonesia20 m maxbeginner

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Satellite view of Ibu's secret garden

Ibu's secret gardenIndonesia · 20 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 S

Current~0.2 kn E · model

Swell

0.1 m · 5s · NNE

Water

30 °C

Conditions through the day

7 AM7 PM

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

Sunrise 05:29 AM · Sunset 05:35 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

Ibu's Secret Garden lies in Indonesian waters near the northern tip of Sulawesi, based on its coordinates in the Bunaken area, a region known for its coastal dive sites along the Celebes Sea. The site sits over a sand bottom, reaches a maximum depth of around 20 metres, and is rated a beginner dive. It has built a reputation as a muck diving spot, with frogfish, ghost pipefish, harlequin shrimp, nudibranchs, rhinopias, and seahorses regularly found on the sand. Divers have also reported leaf scorpionfish, lionfish, octopus, ornate ghost pipefish, and scorpionfish here.

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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.

LionfishLionfishReported here · unconfirmed
ScorpionfishScorpionfishReported here · unconfirmed
RhinopiasRhinopiasConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Leaf scorpionfishLeaf scorpionfishReported here · unconfirmed
OctopusOctopusReported here · unconfirmed
Ornate ghost pipefishOrnate ghost pipefishReported here · unconfirmed
Anna's ChromodorisChromodoris annaeReported here · unconfirmed
Loch's ChromodorisChromodoris lochiReported here · unconfirmed
Willan's ChromodorisChromodoris willaniReported here · unconfirmed
Blue LinckiaLinckia laevigataReported here · unconfirmed
Chocolate Chip Sea StarProtoreaster nodosusReported here · unconfirmed
Diana's ChromodorisChromodoris dianaeReported here · unconfirmed
Crested NembrothaNembrotha cristataReported here · unconfirmed
Pacific TrumpetfishAulostomus chinensisReported here · unconfirmed
Regal AngelfishPygoplites diacanthusReported here · unconfirmed
Spotted BoxfishOstracion meleagrisReported here · unconfirmed
FrogfishFrogfishConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
Ghost pipefishGhost pipefishConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
SeahorseSeahorseConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Harlequin ShrimpHymenocera pictaConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
NudibranchNudibranchConfirmed present · 3 independent sources

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