Peleliu Cut

Rock Islands, Peleliu, Palau, Palauwall30 m maxadvanced

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.

Peleliu CutPeleliu · 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

0.6 m · 9s · N

Water

29 °C

Conditions through the day

5 AM5 PM

Calmest current near slack — 10:45 AM & 11:15 PM local

Sunrise 05:51 AM · Sunset 05:58 PM local

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Tide · local

Outlook — select a day for full conditions

On-face swell 0.8 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

Peleliu Cut sits at the southern tip of Palau's Rock Islands, at a channel cutting through the reef off Peleliu island where the wall drops to around 30 metres. It's known as a strong drift dive, with currents funneling through the cut and pulling along the reef edge, sometimes generating down currents and stretches of extreme current that demand attention. Divers holding in the current line have reported barracuda, tuna, bull sharks, tiger sharks, and butterflyfish, along with sightings of whale sharks and whales passing through open water. The site is rated advanced, reflecting the unpredictable, sometimes powerful currents and the negative entries commonly used to get divers quickly down to the action along the wall.

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