Passage

Raja Ampat Islands, Waigeo Island, Gam Island, West Papua, Indonesiareef22 m maxintermediate

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.

PassageGam Island

Good · 5/5

conditions visualisation

Good5/5

Calm and diveable right now — best window today 6 AM–7 PM.

Wind4 kn WSW

Current~0.1 kn ESE · model

Swell

0.0 m · 6s · NE

Water

30 °C

Max depth

22 m

Conditions through the day

5 AM8 PM

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

Sunrise 05:57 · Sunset 18:05 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

The Passage is a channel dive site in Raja Ampat, known for its surreal light filtering through the channel and abundant soft corals lining the walls. The site reaches a maximum depth of 22 m over a reef bottom, offering a distinctive underwater environment shaped by the narrow channel geography.

Conditions at The Passage include medium currents, and water temperature sits at 24°C. The current is classified as a hazard at stronger intensities, making the site most appropriate for intermediate-level divers.

Marine life at The Passage includes marble rays, sharks, eagle rays, nurse sharks, leopard sharks, glassfish, giant sweetlips, trevallies, bumphead parrotfish, and turtles. Night dives at the site are notable for encounters with walking sharks.

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