Is it worth the trip?
79Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: Sea: flat, Visibility about 15 m, Water 30 °C
Tue 3 · 83 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 29°C
Wed 4 · 84 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 0 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Air
- 29°C
Thu 5 · 83 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Air
- 29°C
Fri 6 · 73 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 29°C
Sat 7 · 74 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Air
- 29°C
Sun 8 · 74 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 29°C
Mon 9 · 74 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Air
- 28°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 284, good
- Tue 383, good
- Wed 484, good
- Thu 583, good
- Fri 673, good
- Sat 774, good
- Sun 874, good
- Mon 974, good
- Tue 1074, good
- Wed 1184, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 25 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Open Waterand up
- Water 30 °Crash vest or 1 to 2 mm
- Faces SEswell from there reaches it
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know currents, the visibility on the day or your certification.
Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 84, good | 0.0 mflat | 3 kn | 8kn | 29°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 83, good | 0.1 mflat | 4 kn | 8kn | 29°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 84, good | 0.1 mflat | 0 kn | 6kn | 29°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 83, good | 0.1 mflat | 3 kn | 6kn | 29°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 73, good | 0.0 mflat | 5 kn | 8kn | 29°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 74, good | 0.0 mflat | 1 kn | 6kn | 29°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 74, good | 0.1 mflat | 1 kn | 9kn | 29°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 74, good | 0.1 mflat | 1 kn | 6kn | 28°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 74, good | 0.1 mflat | 0 kn | 10kn | 29°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 84, good | 0.1 mflat | 4 kn | 9kn | 29°C |
Sea is the waves near the site, in metres; wind and gusts in knots. "Boats in": gusts that keep dive boats in. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovLow 05:08 −0.6 mHigh 12:14 +0.3 mLow 17:42 −0.0 mHigh 23:09 +0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 06:30 −0.5 mHigh 13:28 +0.4 mLow 19:32 −0.1 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 00:56 +0.3 mLow 07:42 −0.5 mHigh 14:21 +0.5 mLow 20:41 −0.3 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Slack water, the safest time to dive where there is current, is about half an hour either side of each high and low. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Friwen Bonda
A wall dive. It goes down to 25 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SE: swell from the SE reaches it, and wind from the NW blows out to sea. 6 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 6.2 km away. The sea is about 29°C in January, its coldest month (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm), and 30°C in April, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). The town to stay in is Saonek. Within 5 km we also list 10 dive sites.
- What it is Wall.
- How deep Down to 25 m.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres 6 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 6.2 km away.
Water about 30°C: rash vest or 1 to 2 mm. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 15 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct and Nov (about 20 m).
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Where to stay: Saonek
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about 15 min by car · 4 places to stay
about US$33/nightcountry average
About Saonek its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$33 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there
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In the water
Dives and courses in Saonek · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Saonek · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Raja Ampat dive resort 6.2 km
Scuba republic 7.1 km
Gurara 8.6 km
Yenkoranu Homestay 9.7 km
Wobegong Dive Center 9.9 km
The nearest named dive centres and shops within 25 km, in a straight line; training agencies where the map states them. Listings, not a recommendation. Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits
What you might see
Too few open records near this site to list its animals. Ask a dive centre what you are likely to see.
This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.