Long Beach

Palau5 m maxbeginner

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.

Long BeachPalau

Good · 5/5

conditions visualisation

Good5/5

Calm and diveable right now — best window today 6 AM–4 PM.

Wind12 kn E

Current~0.2 kn NE · model

Swell

0.7 m · 5s · NE

Water

30 °C

Max depth

5 m

Conditions through the day

5 AM5 PM

Calmest current near slack — 12:00 & 00:30 local

Sunrise 05:51 · Sunset 17:41 local

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Tide · local

Outlook — select a day for full conditions

On-face swell 0.0 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.

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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

Long Beach is a natural sandbar located among Palau's Rock Islands, on the west route of the island group. At low tide, the receding water exposes a long stretch of white sand and gravel shallows, making it one of the area's most recognisable stops.

The site is characterised by a sandy bottom with very shallow, calm water and no current. These flat, sheltered conditions make it well suited to beginners, families with children, and casual snorkellers.

Entry is by boat, and the experience is best timed to low tide, when the sandbar is fully revealed. The site is widely used as a surface stop and photography spot rather than a deep dive destination.

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