Dive site
Lembeh Strait
North Sulawesi, Indonesia
- Typical depth
- 18 m
- Type
- Muck
- Level
- Beginner
Notes
Critter capital of the world.
Marine life
- Macro
- hairy frogfish, flamboyant cuttlefish, mimic octopus, wonderpus, blue-ringed octopus, rhinopias, bobbit worm, harlequin shrimp, pygmy seahorse, ghost pipefish, painted frogfish
- Reef fish
- demon stinger, stargazer, mandarin fish (dusk spawn)
- Cephalopods
- mimic octopus, wonderpus, flamboyant cuttlefish, blue-ringed octopus, coconut octopus
- Invertebrates
- nudibranchs (hundreds of species), crinoid shrimp, emperor shrimp
Site features
- Muck
- Black Sand
- Critter Capital
- Dawn/Dusk Specialties
- No Current
When to dive
- Best
- Mar–Oct
- Avoid
- Jan–Feb
Lembeh is the global capital of muck diving — a black-sand strait between Sulawesi and Lembeh Island. Divable year-round; rainy season (Dec–Feb) drops viz briefly but critter density is unaffected. Bring macro lens and patience.
Conditions & access
- Visibility
- 5–20 m
- Water temp
- 26–30 °C
- Current
- Mild
- Access
- Open access
- Min cert
- Open Water; good buoyancy is what matters more than the card
Location
1.4500° N, 125.2333° E
Sources
Curated from 1 source
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