Bradford Shoals
Why dive here
With 375+ marine species recorded in the area - including barracuda, blue-spotted stingrays, eagle rays, giant moray eels and grey reef sharks - Bradford Shoals offers some of Kimbe Bay's richest diving. Water sits around 31°C.
Bradford Shoals sits out in the deeper waters of Kimbe Bay, a reliable spot for pelagics. We've often encountered various reef sharks patrolling the drop-off, and the occasional silvertip comes in for a look. It’s a site for divers comfortable in open water, looking for those bigger encounters rather than macro details. Currents can be present here, so some experience helps.
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Febrina Liveaboard
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Conditions
Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for Bradford Shoals
Bradford Shoals Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for Bradford Shoals, sourced from NOAA buoy data - nearest station: Open-Meteo grid (-5.48, 150.2) (0km away)
August Averages
Sea Temperature
30.91°C
88°F
Air Temperature
26.44°C
80°F
Wind Speed
3.48 m/s
6.8 knots
Atmospheric Pressure
1010.3 hPa
Based on 5 years of monitoring data · Data sources: NOAA NDBC
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