Josie’s Reef
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 - Josie’s Reef offers some of Kimbe Bay's richest reef diving. Water sits around 31°C.
Josie’s Reef is a relatively new find for many divers, and it’s a good one. Dropping to around 30 metres, the reef here feels like an underwater forest, thick with sponges, sea whips, and a fantastic variety of corals. We’ve found the real highlight to be a truly enormous sea fan, genuinely bigger than a local bus, which makes for a pretty incredible photo opportunity. It’s a site that rewards slower diving, letting you really appreciate the density of life, and it’s generally pretty relaxed, making it suitable for most experience levels in Kimbe Bay.
Typical Josie’s Reef Dive Profile
Illustrative profile based on site depth and type. Actual dive profiles vary - always follow your dive computer and training.
Nearest Dive Centres to Josie’s Reef
Dive shops near Josie’s Reef
Febrina Liveaboard
Walindi Plantation Resort
Febrina
Rabaul Dive Centre
Walindi Plantation Dive Resort
Walindi Plantation
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Conditions
Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for Josie’s Reef
Josie’s Reef Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for Josie’s Reef, 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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