White Beach

Central Province, Mbanika, Solomon Islands, Solomon Islandsshore30 m max

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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.

White BeachMbanika · 30 m

Good · 5/5

conditions visualisation

Good5/5

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

Wind11 kn SSE

Current~0.5 kn NW · model

Swell

0.9 m · 5s · S

Water

28 °C

Conditions through the day

7 AM7 PM

Calmest current near slack — 10:45 PM & 10:30 AM local

Sunrise 06:11 AM · Sunset 06:18 PM local

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Tide · local

Outlook — select a day for full conditions

On-face swell 0.3 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.

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

White Beach lies off Mbanika Island in the Russell Islands, part of Central Province in the Solomon Islands. The area was used as a World War II staging and anchorage point by Allied forces, and the surrounding waters of the Russell group are known to hold wartime debris left from that period.

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