Byron Strait
Why dive here
With 203+ marine species recorded in the area - including barracuda, giant moray eels, lionfish, nautiluses and pufferfish - Byron Strait offers some of Rabaul & New Britain's richest diving. Water sits around 31°C.
Byron Strait, often called Eagle Ray Passage, is one of those places where you just go with the flow, literally. We’ve drifted along, keeping an eye on the two prominent pinnacles, and watched eagle rays put on a show in the current. It’s a pretty reliable spot for them. During stronger tidal pushes, we’ve also seen bigger pelagics, like the occasional oceanic whitetip or a bronze whaler shark cruising by. If you enjoy a good current dive and a chance at some larger animal encounters, this channel is worth your bottom time.
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Conditions
Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for Byron Strait
Byron Strait Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for Byron Strait, sourced from NOAA buoy data - nearest station: Open-Meteo grid (-4.17, 152.14) (0km away)
August Averages
Sea Temperature
30.57°C
87°F
Air Temperature
26.8°C
80°F
Wind Speed
5.68 m/s
11.0 knots
Atmospheric Pressure
1010.1 hPa
Based on 5 years of monitoring data · Data sources: NOAA NDBC
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