Rubiah Sea Garden

Banda Aceh, Weh Island, Sumatra, Indonesiareef30 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.

Rubiah Sea GardenWeh Island · 30 m

Good · 5/5

conditions visualisation

Good5/5

Calm and diveable right now — best window today 6 AM–4 PM.

Wind7 kn SW

Current~1.5 kn W · model

Swell

0.8 m · 6s · W

Water

31 °C

Conditions through the day

5 AM5 PM

Calmest current near slack — 02:00 PM & 02:15 AM local

Sunrise 05:27 AM · Sunset 05:33 PM local

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Tide · local

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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.

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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

Rubiah Sea Garden lies off Pulau Rubiah, a small island just off the coast of Weh Island near Sabang, north of Banda Aceh at the northern tip of Sumatra. The site sits within the Sabang marine protected area, a stretch of water known locally for its reefs along the strait between Rubiah and the main island. It is a beginner dive over a reef bottom, reaching a maximum depth of around 30 metres, with good visibility typical of the area. Divers have reported flying gurnards, fusiliers, garden eels, ghost pipefish, moray eels, nudibranchs, snapper, and triggerfish on the reef here.

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