Paradise Island

Davao, Samal, Mindanao, Philippineswallintermediate

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.

Paradise IslandSamal

Good · 5/5

conditions visualisation

Good5/5

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

Wind7 kn SE

Current~0.2 kn SSW · model

Swell

0.2 m · 4s · SSE

Water

30 °C

Conditions through the day

7 AM7 PM

Calmest current near slack — 10:45 AM & 10:45 PM local

Sunrise 05:25 AM · Sunset 05:32 PM local

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Tide · local

Outlook — select a day for full conditions

On-face swell 0.2 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.

Scored by DiveConnect's site-physics model

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

Paradise Island lies off Samal Island in the Davao Gulf, on the eastern side of Mindanao in the southern Philippines. The waters here separate Samal from Davao City on the mainland, and dive access typically runs by boat from the Samal shoreline. The site is a wall dive rated intermediate, making it suited to divers with some experience beyond entry level.

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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.

Monomyces rubrumReported here · unconfirmed
Legless Feather StarClarkcomanthus alternansReported here · unconfirmed
Variable Bushy Feather StarComaster schlegeliiReported here · unconfirmed

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