Puerto Galera dive conditions, Fri 30 Oct 2026
Outlook for Friday 30 October 2026 (Asia/Manila). Drier, calmer day: light ESE-SE wind 6-8 kn (gusts 16-20 kn), seas ~0.2-0.3 m and only ~0.5 mm rain forecast, with spring tides easing. House sites and wrecks any slot; Canyons on the last of the flood into the 13:53 high slack (drop about 13:15-13:45) if your op OKs it; Verde only near that slack, showers likely there midday.
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Areas at a glance
Sabang/La Laguna bays
| Slot | Rating |
|---|---|
| 9:00 | Good |
| 11:00 | Good |
| 13:30 | Good |
| 18:00 night | Good |
Sheltered from the light ESE-SE wind (6-8 kn, gusts 16-20 kn). Much drier: only ~0.5 mm rain forecast after ~9.5 mm Wed and ~4.7 mm Thu, so runoff should keep clearing; shallows may still be a little cloudy early.
Escarceo Point
| Slot | Rating |
|---|---|
| 9:00 | Fair |
| 11:00 | Poor |
| 13:30 | Good |
| 18:00 night | Poor |
Spring tides easing (4 days after full moon). Flood starts after the 07:31 low and runs hardest late morning. Best window: the last of the flood about 13:15-13:45 into the 13:53 high slack. Small afternoon ebb after. Seas ~0.2-0.3 m.
SE walls
| Slot | Rating |
|---|---|
| 9:00 | Good |
| 11:00 | Fair |
| 13:30 | Fair |
| 18:00 night | Poor |
Light ESE wind blows onto these walls; seas only ~0.2-0.3 m but gusts near 20 kn after midday. Pink Wall near the 13:53 high; Kilima Steps toward the 17:38 low. Not a night option.
Ernie's Cave/Dungon Wall
| Slot | Rating |
|---|---|
| 9:00 | Fair |
| 11:00 | Fair |
| 13:30 | Good |
| 18:00 night | Poor |
Flood builds through the morning; easiest near the 13:53 high. Little rain, so runoff should be lower than Wed-Thu.
Verde Island
| Slot | Rating |
|---|---|
| 9:00 | Poor |
| 11:00 | Poor |
| 13:30 | Fair |
| 18:00 night | Poor |
Crossing looks easier (seas ~0.2-0.3 m, 7 kn), but currents are still strong 4 days after full moon and the Verde rain chance is 67-94% from 11:00 to 16:00. Only near the 13:53 high slack, experienced divers, if your op is happy.
West side
| Slot | Rating |
|---|---|
| 9:00 | Good |
| 11:00 | Good |
| 13:30 | Fair |
| 18:00 night | Poor |
ESE wind is offshore here, seas ~0.3-0.4 m and little rain forecast. Seas build slightly after midday. Weak ebb in the afternoon.
Tides, moon, water, viz
Tides
Day range ~1.0 m (low to high); the afternoon ebb is small (~0.2 m) and the evening flood is big. Slack can differ from tide times; confirm with your dive op.
Moon and sun
- Phase
- Waning gibbous (full was Mon 26 Oct)
- Lit
- ~77-79%
- Moonrise
- 21:24
- Moonset
- 09:50
- Next new moon
- Mon 9 Nov, 10 days
- Next full moon
- Tue 24 Nov, 25 days
- Sunrise / sunset
- 05:49 / 17:30
Spring tides easing, but currents in the Verde Island Passage are still strong. Moon below the horizon at 18:00; rises ~77% lit at 21:24, so the night dive is dark.
Water temp
- Sabang
- 29.5-29.7°C
- Verde
- 29.6-29.9°C
- West
- 29.5-29.7°C
Rash guard to 3 mm shorty for one dive; 3 mm full for 3 dives plus a night dive. Surface model values only; no thermocline data.
Visibility (estimate)
- Sabang bays
- 8-12 m
- Outer sites, flood
- 12-18 m
- Afternoon, after the high
- 10-15 m
Estimate only (Fair, improving): model rain ~9.5 mm Wed and ~4.7 mm Thu, then only ~0.5 mm Fri, so runoff should keep settling; small ENE-E wind-waves ~0.2-0.3 m; easing spring currents still stir some sediment. No dated diver viz reports found.
Site details
Safety notes
We use tools, tides and currents to choose sites more safely. Mother Nature isn’t to be taken lightly. Keeping us together. Safe diving all.
Site sketches
Illustrative. Not to scale. Not for navigation. More sites are still to come.
Alma Jane Wreck (profile)
20-sec brief: (1) Down the mooring to (2) the rudder at ~30 m — look for sweetlips and batfish. (3) Work the hull and skylit swim-through at 22–30 m, guide first, one at a time. (4) Optional look at midship/wheel debris, then (5) back up the line for the safety stop; dashed = optional shallow exit toward the Sabang wrecks. Watch NDL and gas at 30 m. Illustrative, not to scale, not for navigation; coords 13.52255°N 120.97360°E approximate; confirm plan with your dive op.
Hole in the Wall → Canyons → The Atoll drift
Drift on the flood near slack. Deeper water is further from shore.
Escarceo cluster: Shark Cave, Fish Bowl
Very exposed and strong currents. Dive only near slack with a guide.
Pink Wall (profile)
Side view: the dashed line is the surface. Best near high tide.
Sabang wrecks / house reef
North-facing bay. Easy, light current. Chop when the wind is from the NW.
Verde Drop-off
Exposed, with a 40-50 min ride. Currents peak on spring tides.
Model inputs, Fri 30 Oct
| Slot | Wind | Gust | Waves | Rain chance | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 | SE 7 kn | 18 kn | 0.2 m (West 0.3 m) | 47% (Verde 22%) | Early flood after 07:31 low |
| 11:00 | ESE 7 kn | 19 kn | 0.2 m (West 0.3 m) | 47% (Verde 67%) | Mid-flood, high 13:53 |
| 13:30 | ESE 7-8 kn | 20 kn | 0.3 m (West 0.4 m) | 0-13% (Verde 89-94%) | Last of the flood into 13:53 high slack |
| 18:00 | SE 6-7 kn | 16 kn | 0.2 m (West 0.4 m) | 28% (Verde 57%) | Early flood after 17:38 low |
Weather/marine models include Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0). Moon via PyEphem. Times Asia/Manila. Local reference sites used for planning stay private to the working team.
