Dayang - Raja Ampat
Dayang in Raja Ampat offers a relaxed dive, good for shaking off travel rust or getting comfortable with your gear. We’ve drifted along walls here, scanning for nudibranchs and watching batfish cruise past. It’s not the most dramatic site in the area, but it’s a solid pick for divers who appreciate the smaller details and want a less demanding current.
- Location
- Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Southeast Asia
- Coordinates
- -0.794611, 130.505280
Marine Protected Area: KK Kepulauan Raja Ampat
Best Time to Dive in Raja Ampat
The warmest water temperatures in Raja Ampat occur in November, averaging 30.3°C. The coolest conditions are in July at 29.3°C.
Monthly Water Temperatures
- January: 29.7°C
- February: 29.4°C
- March: 29.6°C
- April: 29.9°C
- May: 29.9°C
- June: 29.7°C
- July: 29.3°C
- August: 29.4°C
- September: 29.6°C
- October: 30.0°C
- November: 30.3°C
- December: 30.1°C
Nearby Dive Sites in Raja Ampat
- Aerborek Jetty (reef)
- Aerborek Jetty Dive Site (reef)
- Agusta Reef (wreck)
- Agusta Reef (reef)
- Algae Patch 1 (reef)
- Algae Patch 1 (cenote)
- Alyui Bay (reef)
- Andrea's Point
- Anita's Garden (reef)
- Arborek Dive Shop
- Arborek shark point
- Arefi Reef (reef)
- Arefi Reef (reef)
- Arno’s Underwater Reef (reef)
- Bag Island
Nearest Dive Centres to Dayang
- Ambon Dive Explore
- Andau Dive Resort - ["PADI"]
- Coralia Liveaboards - ["PADI"]
- Delvin
- Dive Bluemotion
- Dive into Raja Ampat - ["PADI"]
Marine Life in Raja Ampat
Home to 250 recorded species including 176 reef fish, 43 hard corals, 8 seagrass & algae, 5 sea cucumbers, 4 clams & mussels, 4 other.
Notable Species
- Boring Clam (Tridacna crocea) - Clams & Mussels
- Blue-lined Surgeonfish (Acanthurus lineatus) - Reef Fish
- Fluted clam (Tridacna squamosa) - Clams & Mussels
- chocolate chip sea star (Protoreaster nodosus) - Starfish
- Pinkfish (Holothuria edulis) - Sea Cucumbers
- Staghorn coral (Acropora solitaryensis) - Hard Corals
- Stripy (Katsuwonus pelamis) - Reef Fish
- Indian mackerel (Rastrelliger kanagurta) - Reef Fish
- Bristle-toothed Surgeonfish (Ctenochaetus striatus) - Reef Fish
- Kawakawa (Euthynnus affinis) - Reef Fish
- thalassia (Thalassia hemprichii) - Seagrass & Algae
- Small giant clam (Tridacna maxima) - Clams & Mussels
- Bullet Mackerel (Auxis thazard) - Reef Fish
- Common Mushroom Coral (Fungia fungites) - Hard Corals
- Species code: Ea (Enhalus acoroides) - Seagrass & Algae
- Table coral (Acropora clathrata) - Hard Corals
- Branch coral (Acropora florida) - Hard Corals
- cymodocea (Cymodocea rotundata) - Seagrass & Algae
- Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson) - Reef Fish
- Tail-spot Combtooth-Blenny (Ecsenius stigmatura) - Reef Fish
Recommended Packing List for Dayang
Based on average water temperature of 29.7°C, currents 20 cm/s.
- Shorty or Rashguard - warm 30°C water needs minimal exposure protection
- Mask - essential for every dive
- Fins
- BCD - buoyancy compensator
- Regulator - your most safety-critical piece of gear
- Dive Computer - tracks depth, time, and NDL
- Surface Marker Buoy (SMB) - essential for boat pickups
- Dive Torch - useful for crevices and colour at depth
- Underwater Camera - capture your diving memories