Tanks

Northern Mariana Islands, Saipan, Mariana Archipelago, United States

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Conditions & tides

Satellite view of Tanks

TanksSaipan

Fair · 4/5

© Esri

conditions visualisation

Fair4/5

Some chop right now — best window today 7 AM.

Wind4 kn WNW

Current~0.1 kn WNW · model

Swell

0.6 m · 7s · NNW

Water

30 °C

Conditions through the day

6 AM6 PM

Calmest current near slack — 11:45 AM & 12:15 AM local

Sunrise 06:05 AM · Sunset 06:12 PM local

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On-face swell 0.7 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

Tanks is a dive site off Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands, part of the Mariana Archipelago in Micronesia. The site takes its name from military vehicles left in the waters near Saipan's coast, a legacy of the World War II battles fought on the island in 1944.

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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.

Princess DamselPomacentrus vaiuliReported here · unconfirmed
Dusky SurgeonfishAcanthurus nigrofuscusReported here · unconfirmed
Pacific Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus spilurusReported here · unconfirmed
Reticulated DamselfishDascyllus reticulatusReported here · unconfirmed
Lined BristletoothCtenochaetus striatusReported here · unconfirmed
Twospot WrasseHalichoeres biocellatusReported here · unconfirmed
Jewel DamselStegastes lacrymatusReported here · unconfirmed
Fivestripe WrasseThalassoma quinquevittatumReported here · unconfirmed
Lemonpeel AngelfishCentropyge flavissimaReported here · unconfirmed
Pacific Orange-spine UnicornfishNaso lituratusReported here · unconfirmed
Blue DragonPteraeolidia semperiObserved near here · iNaturalist
Spotted TobyCanthigaster solandriObserved near here · iNaturalist
Green Sea TurtleChelonia mydasObserved near here · iNaturalist
Threespot WrasseHalichoeres trimaculatusObserved near here · iNaturalist

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