Malabea

Wakatobi Regency, Lentea, Sulawesi, Indonesiawall55 m maxintermediate

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Conditions & tides

Satellite view of Malabea

MalabeaLentea · 55 m

Good · 5/5

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conditions visualisation

Good5/5

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

Wind12 kn E

Current~0.3 kn WSW · model

Swell

0.6 m · 4s · ESE

Water

27 °C

Conditions through the day

7 AM7 PM

Calmest current near slack — 05:15 PM & 05:45 AM local

Sunrise 05:32 AM · Sunset 05:39 PM local

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Tide · local

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On-face swell 0.3 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

Malabea sits within the Wakatobi Regency, an area of southeast Sulawesi known for its reefs along Lentea and the surrounding small islands in the Banda Sea. The Wakatobi region forms part of the Coral Triangle, and dive sites here are typically reached by boat from nearby island resorts or villages. Malabea itself is a wall dive reaching a maximum depth of around 55 metres, rated intermediate. Divers have reported barracuda, damselfish, eagle rays, humphead wrasse, octopus, trevally, triggerfish, tuna, and wobbegong sharks along the wall.

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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.

DamselfishDamselfishReported here · unconfirmed
TriggerfishTriggerfishReported here · unconfirmed
Eagle rayEagle rayReported here · unconfirmed
BarracudaBarracudaReported here · unconfirmed
TrevallyTrevallyReported here · unconfirmed
TunaTunaReported here · unconfirmed
Napoleon (humphead) wrasseNapoleon (humphead) wrasseReported here · unconfirmed
OctopusOctopusReported here · unconfirmed
WobbegongWobbegongReported here · unconfirmed
Pacific Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus spilurusReported here · unconfirmed
Steephead ParrotfishChlorurus microrhinosReported here · unconfirmed
Anna's ChromodorisChromodoris annaeReported here · unconfirmed
Leaf ScorpionfishTaenianotus triacanthusReported here · unconfirmed
Midnight SnapperMacolor macularisReported here · unconfirmed
Spotted ParrotfishCetoscarus ocellatusReported here · unconfirmed
Common LionfishPterois volitansReported here · unconfirmed
Clark's AnemonefishAmphiprion clarkiiReported here · unconfirmed
Ocellaris AnemonefishAmphiprion ocellarisReported here · unconfirmed

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