Limbo Gapang

Banda Aceh, Weh Island, Sumatra, Indonesiareef5 m maxbeginner

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.

Limbo GapangWeh Island · 5 m

Good · 5/5

conditions visualisation

Good5/5

Calm and diveable right now — best window today 6 AM–4 PM.

Wind6 kn SSW

Current~1.8 kn W · model

Swell

0.7 m · 6s · W

Water

31 °C

Conditions through the day

5 AM5 PM

Calmest current near slack — 02:00 PM & 02:15 AM local

Sunrise 05:27 AM · Sunset 05:33 PM local

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Tide · local

Outlook — select a day for full conditions

On-face swell 0.5 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.

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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

Limbo Gapang sits off Gapang Beach on Weh Island, a small island north of Banda Aceh at the northern tip of Sumatra, Indonesia. The site lies along the sheltered coast of this stretch of the Andaman Sea, an area reached by short boat trips or an easy shore entry from the dive operators based on Gapang and Iboih beaches. It is a shallow reef dive to around 5 metres, rated beginner, making it a relaxed spot to look for octopus, which turn up reliably here. Divers have also reported barracuda, cuttlefish, fusiliers, nudibranchs, triggerfish, and unicornfish over the reef.

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