Diving Raja Ampat and West Papua from Singapore
The best diving in the region and the narrowest window to reach it — the liveaboards physically leave for the southeast monsoon.
Islands: Gam, Waigeo, Piyainemo, Warakakket, Mansuar, Wayilbatan
- Best months
- Nov–Mar
- Also good
- Apr, Oct
- From Singapore
- ~9h 33m each way
- On the map
- 97 dive sites · 3 centres
When to go
October works.
The year here
Best here: November, December, January, February, March.
Raja Ampat and West Papua. Written by hand from how the season actually runs, calibrated against what the boats do, since a season that disagrees with the operators is wrong however good the meteorology behind it. It describes most years, not this one: the forecast above is what knows about next week.
- Southeast monsoon (Jun–Sep) — Persistent wind and short steep seas. The liveaboard fleet relocates to Komodo and the land-based resorts thin out.
Where to dive in Raja Ampat and West Papua
Gam · 30 sites
Waigeo · 21 sites
Piyainemo · 14 sites
Warakakket · 6 sites
Mansuar · 5 sites
Wayilbatan · 5 sites
Kanim · 3 sites
Pale · 2 sites
Every site opens onto this week's sea forecast and the marine life seen there. See them on the map →
Dive centres
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Planning Raja Ampat and West Papua with friends?
- Hear when a site looks goodFollow any dive site and we'll tell you when a good spell is on the forecast.
- Plan trips with your groupEveryone answers going, maybe or can't, and the club calendar shows the dates most people can make.
- Join a trip from the group chatTap “Count me in” on a shared trip link and you're in the club and down as going.
- Keep a log bookLog your dives with the conditions you found, which become your group's reports on that site.
- Your group's own spacePosts, photos and private messages, seen by members only.
- Add missing dive sitesPut a site the map doesn't have yet where the boat actually goes.