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Oceania · Palau

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Palau

Grey reef shark.

28.2–29.6°C

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Beneath the surface

Why dive here?

17Published dive sites

16Documented marine-life links

7Local operators & liveaboards

Quick facts

Palau (Palau) is a dive destination known for Grey reef shark, Napoleon wrasse and Whitetip reef shark. Water temperature: 28.2–29.6 °C across the year. DIVE-SEEK lists 17 dive sites and 7 dive operators here.

Summarised from DIVE-SEEK's recorded catalogue data; omitted values are not yet recorded.

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Diving characteristics

Conditions at a glance

Water temperature

28.2–29.6 °C

Typical depth

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Maximum depth

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Visibility

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Current

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Photography

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Certification range

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Destination research

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Dive sites

Find your next descent

Explore the dive sites of Palau.

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Blue Corner

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Blue Holes

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Chandelier Cave

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Chuyo Maru

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Jake SeaPlane

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Lighthouse Channel

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New Drop-Off

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Ngerechong Drop-off

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Ngerechong North Coral Garden

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Paradies Corner

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Peliliu Corner

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Sand Bar

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Siaes Corner

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Siaes Tunnel

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Temple of Doom

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The Big Drop Off

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Ulong Channel

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Marine life

What you can encounter

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Grey reef shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

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Napoleon wrasse

Cheilinus undulatus

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Whitetip reef shark

Triaenodon obesus

Seasonality research in progress

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Mandarinfish

Synchiropus splendidus

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Hawksbill turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

Seasonality research in progress

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Bigeye trevally

Caranx sexfasciatus

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Reef manta ray

Mobula alfredi

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Green turtle

Chelonia mydas

Seasonality research in progress

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Great barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

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Giant clam

Tridacna gigas

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Giant trevally

Caranx ignobilis

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Chevron barracuda

Sphyraena qenie

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Spotted garden eel

Heteroconger hassi

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Yellowfin goatfish

Mulloidichthys vanicolensis

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Bluestripe snapper

Lutjanus kasmira

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Blacktip reef shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

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Seasonality

Month by month

Water temperature, visibility, current and rainfall recorded per month rather than reduced to a single 'best time'.

Jan

28.6–28.7 °C

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Feb

28.2–28.3 °C

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Mar

28.3–28.4 °C

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Apr

28.8–28.9 °C

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May

29.2–29.4 °C

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Jun

29.5–29.6 °C

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Jul

29.2–29.3 °C

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Aug

29–29.1 °C

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Sep

29.2 °C

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Oct

29.3–29.4 °C

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Nov

29.5–29.6 °C

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Dec

29.2 °C

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Monthly diving conditions for Palau
Month	Water °C	Visibility m	Current	Rainfall	Diving score
Jan	28.6–28.7	—	—	—	—
Feb	28.2–28.3	—	—	—	—
Mar	28.3–28.4	—	—	—	—
Apr	28.8–28.9	—	—	—	—
May	29.2–29.4	—	—	—	—
Jun	29.5–29.6	—	—	—	—
Jul	29.2–29.3	—	—	—	—
Aug	29–29.1	—	—	—	—
Sep	29.2	—	—	—	—
Oct	29.3–29.4	—	—	—	—
Nov	29.5–29.6	—	—	—	—
Dec	29.2	—	—	—	—

— Not enough verified data yet. Water temperatures are recorded ranges, not a forecast.

Dive centers

Dive with local knowledge

Dive operator

Blue Marlin

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Fish 'n Fins

Dive operator

iPalau Dive Center

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Neco Marine

Dive operator

Palau Sea World Dive Center

Dive operator

Sam's Tours

Dive operator

Splash Dive Center

Seasonality

Verified seasons

Peak and shoulder periods recorded per aspect, only where a verified season record exists.

Not enough verified data

Season windows for this destination have not been verified yet.

Provenance

Data & sources

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Sources

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Supported claims

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Average confidence

Research in progress

locationPalau — Wikidata

Location from Wikidata Q695.

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