Apo Menor
Protected Area
Apo Reef Natural Park
Why dive here
With 176+ marine species recorded in the area - including giant moray eels, sea turtles, sperm whales, lionfish and pufferfish - Apo Menor offers some of Apo Reef's richest diving. Water ranges 28-30°C, warmest May, June, July.
Apo Menor is a good spot to start the day, easing into Apo Reef's bigger action. We usually drop onto the reef plateau, around 10 to 15 metres, before drifting along the wall that skirts this small limestone island. While not as dramatic as some of Apo's deeper cuts, the wall offers plenty to explore, with schooling fish often thick enough to catch the light in shimmering curtains. We’ve found the currents here are generally manageable, less intense than those famous Washing Machine dives, making it a comfortable drift for most skill levels. If the mantas have been playing shy elsewhere, this is often the backup plan; a quiet corner where they sometimes cruise by.
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Conditions
Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for Apo Menor
Apo Menor Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for Apo Menor, sourced from Open-Meteo marine data + Copernicus Marine (EU) - nearest station: Open-Meteo marine grid (12.33, 121.06) (26km away)
October Averages
Sea Temperature
30°C
86°F · Range: 28.1–31.3°C
Current Speed
3.16 cm/s
Direction: E (108.4°)
Chlorophyll-a
0.049 mg/m³
Very clear (oligotrophic)
Salinity
32.63 PSU
Based on 4 years of monitoring data · Data sources: Open-Meteo marine data + Copernicus Marine (EU)
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