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
Sand Castle sits along the Batangas coast on Luzon, in the Verde Island Passage area known for its concentration of dive sites. It's a wall dive reaching a maximum depth of around 18 metres and is rated a beginner site, with good visibility typically found here. Current at Sand Castle runs strong, and divers have also flagged it as a hazard worth watching on descent and throughout the dive.
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.
Anna's ChromodorisChromodoris annaeReported here · unconfirmed
Bus Stop NudibranchGoniobranchus hintuanensisReported here · unconfirmed
Coconut OctopusAmphioctopus marginatusReported here · unconfirmed
Willan's ChromodorisChromodoris willaniReported here · unconfirmed
Loch's ChromodorisChromodoris lochiReported here · unconfirmed
Geometric GoniobranchusGoniobranchus geometricusReported here · unconfirmed
Chamberlain's NembrothaNembrotha chamberlainiReported here · unconfirmed
Lined NembrothaNembrotha lineolataReported here · unconfirmed
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