Whale Rock

Raja Ampat Islands, Misool Island, West Papua, Indonesiareef4 m maxadvanced

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Conditions & tides

Whale RockMisool Island · 4 m

Fair · 3/5

conditions visualisation

Fair3/5

Some chop right now — best window today 9 AM–7 PM.

Wind15 kn SSE

Current~0.3 kn NW · model

Swell

0.3 m · 5s · SE

Water

27 °C

Conditions through the day

8 AM8 PM

Calmest current near slack — 07:15 PM & 08:15 AM local

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

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Tide · local

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On-face swell 0.8 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.

Scored by DiveConnect's site-physics model

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

Whale Rock lies in the Misool area of the Raja Ampat Islands, off the coast of West Papua in eastern Indonesia. Misool's dive sites are scattered among small limestone islands and submerged rock formations reached by boat from local resorts and liveaboards operating in the region.

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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.

TunaTunaReported here · unconfirmed
Napoleon (humphead) wrasseNapoleon (humphead) wrasseConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
TrevallyTrevallyReported here · unconfirmed
FusilierFusilierReported here · unconfirmed
BarracudaBarracudaReported here · unconfirmed
BatfishBatfishReported here · unconfirmed
BannerfishBannerfishReported here · unconfirmed
Reef sharkReef sharkReported here · unconfirmed
Pygmy seahorsePygmy seahorseReported here · unconfirmed
Napoleon WrasseCheilinus undulatusReported here · unconfirmed
Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicusReported here · unconfirmed
Orange-spotted TrevallyFlavocaranx bajadReported here · unconfirmed
Midnight SnapperMacolor macularisReported here · unconfirmed
Loch's ChromodorisChromodoris lochiReported here · unconfirmed
Blackspotted PufferArothron nigropunctatusReported here · unconfirmed
Panda ButterflyfishChaetodon adiergastosReported here · unconfirmed
Blueface AngelfishPomacanthus xanthometoponReported here · unconfirmed
Banda BlennyEcsenius bandanusReported here · unconfirmed