Turtle Tomb

Kalimantan Timur, Malaysiareef23 m maxbeginner

Conditions & tides

Turtle TombKalimantan Timur

Good · 5/5

conditions visualisation

Good5/5

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

Wind8 kn N

Current~0.3 kn SE · model

Swell

0.2 m · 4s · ESE

Water

31 °C

Max depth

23 m

Conditions through the day

7 AM7 PM

Calmest current near slack — 11:00 & 23:45 local

Sunrise 05:50 · Sunset 17:48 local

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Tide · local

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On-face swell 0.3 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

Turtle Tomb is a dive site at Sipadan, located in the Celebes Sea off the east coast of Sabah, Malaysia, and is one of Sipadan's world-famous sites. Sipadan itself is a protected marine environment recognised for consistently hosting large pelagic and reef species.

The site reaches a maximum depth of 17 metres over a reef bottom, and is considered suitable for beginner divers, with no significant current reported.

Turtles are a defining feature of Turtle Tomb, as they are throughout Sipadan's protected waters, where species such as turtles, barracudas, sharks, and bumphead parrotfish are consistently present.

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