Kirby's Rock

Batangas, Mabini, Anilao, Marikaban, Caban, Luzon, Philippines

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Conditions & tides

Kirby's RockCaban

Good · 5/5

conditions visualisation

Good5/5

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

Wind4 kn ESE

Current~0.3 kn ESE · model

Swell

0.1 m · 5s · WSW

Water

30 °C

Conditions through the day

7 AM7 PM

Calmest current near slack — 04:30 PM & 02:15 AM local

Sunrise 05:45 AM · Sunset 05:51 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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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

Kirby's Rock lies in the Anilao dive area off Mabini, Batangas, on Luzon, in the waters around the Marikaban and Caban island channel known for its many small named dive sites. This part of the Verde Island Passage is dived from bancas out of the Anilao resorts scattered along the coast.

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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.

Anna's ChromodorisChromodoris annaeReported here · unconfirmed
Willan's ChromodorisChromodoris willaniReported here · unconfirmed
Chamberlain's NembrothaNembrotha chamberlainiReported here · unconfirmed
Loch's ChromodorisChromodoris lochiReported here · unconfirmed
Favorinus tsuruganusReported here · unconfirmed
Lined NembrothaNembrotha lineolataReported here · unconfirmed
Black-margined NudibranchDoriprismatica atromarginataReported here · unconfirmed
Geometric GoniobranchusGoniobranchus geometricusReported here · unconfirmed

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