Ngercheu Garden

Rock Islands, Carp Island, Palau, Palaureef30 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.

Ngercheu GardenCarp Island · 30 m

Fair · 4/5

conditions visualisation

Fair4/5

Some chop right now — best window today 6 AM–4 PM.

Wind12 kn SW

Current~0.6 kn ESE · model

Swell

0.5 m · 7s · N

Water

29 °C

Conditions through the day

5 AM5 PM

Calmest current near slack — 11:30 AM & 11:45 PM local

Sunrise 05:51 AM · Sunset 05:57 PM local

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Tide · local

Outlook — select a day for full conditions

On-face swell 0.7 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

Ngercheu Garden lies among the Rock Islands of Palau, near Carp Island in the southern lagoon area, in a stretch characterized by limestone islets and sheltered channels typically reached by boat from Koror. The site is a reef dive reaching a maximum depth of around 30 metres and is rated a beginner dive. Divers have reported Napoleon wrasse, parrotfish, reef sharks, sea turtles, and other wrasse species on the reef here.

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