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San Miguel Bay Drop-Off

Donsol · Philippines

San Miguel Bay's outer reef edge plunges into a dramatic wall draped with gorgonian sea fans and black coral trees that attract schooling hammerheads from November through February. The deep blue water column is reliably patrolled by dogtooth tuna and rainbow runners while the wall itself is encrusted with soft corals in saturated purples and oranges. Night dives here reveal sleeping sea turtles, Spanish dancer nudibranchs, and octopus on the hunt across the wall's intricate topography.

Conditions

Depth

8 to 40 m

Advanced depths

Current

Usually gentle

Can pick up on the edge

Visibility

15 to 30 m

Clearest in the calm season

Water

24 to 30°C

3mm wetsuit

Month by month

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Water (°C)	24	24	25	26	26	27	27	27	27	26	25	24
Vis (m)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Current	Moderate	Moderate	Gentle	Gentle	Gentle	Gentle	Gentle	Gentle	Gentle	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate