Tanjung Kelapa

Sulawesi, Indonesiareefbeginner

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Conditions & tides

Satellite view of Tanjung Kelapa

Tanjung KelapaSulawesi

Good · 5/5

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conditions visualisation

Good5/5

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

Wind4 kn S

Current~0.4 kn SSE · model

Swell

0.1 m · 7s · N

Water

30 °C

Conditions through the day

7 AM7 PM

Calmest current near slack — 11:00 AM & 11:00 PM local

Sunrise 05:29 AM · Sunset 05:36 PM local

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Tide · local

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On-face swell 0.1 m — the component of the swell aimed at this site’s exposed face. 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

Tanjung Kelapa sits along the coast of Sulawesi, in the waters near the northern tip of the island close to the Bunaken area of Indonesia. Dive sites along this part of the coast are typically reached by short boat trips from nearby coastal settlements. It is rated a beginner reef dive, and divers here have reported bumphead parrotfish, cuttlefish, ghost pipefish, lionfish, moray eels, nudibranchs, octopus, snapper, triggerfish, and wrasse along the reef.

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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.

Moray eelMoray eelReported here · unconfirmed
SnapperSnapperReported here · unconfirmed
CuttlefishCuttlefishReported here · unconfirmed
Green Sea TurtleChelonia mydasReported here · unconfirmed
Leaf ScorpionfishTaenianotus triacanthusReported here · unconfirmed
Common LionfishPterois volitansReported here · unconfirmed
Ornate GhostpipefishSolenostomus paradoxusReported here · unconfirmed
Robust GhostpipefishSolenostomus cyanopterusReported here · unconfirmed
Freckled GoatfishUpeneus tragulaReported here · unconfirmed
Panther FlounderBothus pantherinusReported here · unconfirmed
OctopusOctopusReported here · unconfirmed
Ghost pipefishGhost pipefishReported here · unconfirmed
NudibranchNudibranchReported here · unconfirmed
Bumphead parrotfishBumphead parrotfishReported here · unconfirmed
TriggerfishTriggerfishReported here · unconfirmed
WrasseWrasseReported here · unconfirmed
LionfishLionfishReported here · unconfirmed
Hawksbill Sea TurtleEretmochelys imbricataObserved near here · iNaturalist
Spotfin LionfishPteropterus antennatusObserved near here · iNaturalist

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