Conditions & tides
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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
Nela lies off Halmahera Island in the Maluku province of eastern Indonesia, part of the Molucca Sea region between Sulawesi and West Papua. Dive sites along this coastline are typically reached by small boat from nearby coastal villages.
AI overviewMarine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Blacktip Reef SharkCarcharhinus melanopterusObserved near here · iNaturalist
Eightband ButterflyfishChaetodon octofasciatusObserved near here · iNaturalist
Orangeback WrasseCirrhilabrus lubbockiObserved near here · iNaturalist
Purple-eye GobyBryaninops natansObserved near here · iNaturalist
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