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Underwater at Pandan Island Wall
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Pandan Island Wall

Puerto Princesa / Honda Bay · Philippines

The east face of Pandan Island drops in a dramatic vertical wall from 5 metres to beyond 35 metres, festooned with gorgonian sea fans, black coral trees, and thick carpets of soft coral. Large pelagics including Napoleon wrasse, dogtooth tuna, and occasional barracuda schools cruise the blue water beyond the wall top. This is the most demanding site in Honda Bay, with a moderate surge on the wall face during southwesterly months and occasional thermoclines below 25 metres.

Conditions

Depth

5 to 40 m

Advanced depths

Current

Often strong

Can pick up on the edge

Visibility

10 to 18 m

Clearest in the calm season

Water

26 to 30°C

3mm shorty

Month by month

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Water (°C)262627282829292929282726
Vis (m)181818151512101012151818
CurrentGentleGentleStillGentleModerateStrongStrongStrongModerateGentleGentleGentle

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Gear

  • Basic kit

    • Mask and fins
    • BCD and regulator
    • 3mm full wetsuit · warm water
    • Dive computer