Secret Garden

Batangas, Philippinesreef18 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.

Secret GardenBatangas

Good · 5/5

conditions visualisation

Good5/5

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

Wind8 kn E

Current~0.1 kn WSW · model

Swell

0.1 m · 3s · SE

Water

30 °C

Max depth

18 m

Conditions through the day

7 AM7 PM

Calmest current near slack — 15:30 & 05:00 local

Sunrise 05:53 · Sunset 17:27 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.

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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

Secret Garden is a reef dive site in Batangas, on Luzon's coast along the Verde Island Passage. It reaches a maximum depth of 18 metres and is rated a beginner dive, making it accessible for those early in their diving. Sites in this stretch of Batangas, including Secret Garden, are typically reached by short boat trips from towns such as Anilao.

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