Site profile with depth, current, and highlights.
Indonesia · Derawan Islands
Boat-dived wall off the Nunukan Islands with pelagic sharks and macro life.
Boat-dived wall off the Nunukan Islands with pelagic sharks and macro life.
Boat logistics, guide spacing, and depth management are handled best through the local resort program.
Pandoga Point is a boat-dived wall off the Nunukan Islands, with craters, overhangs, and a sandy base that make the site feel more like a layered wall than a simple slope. The wall is known for pelagic shark encounters, turtles, soft and hard coral growth, and small macro life, while the local dive program keeps the pacing controlled enough for an experienced team to enjoy the topography.
Site Conditions
Safety Notes
Keep buoyancy tight around overhangs, watch depth on the wall, and treat shark encounters as normal wildlife rather than a reason to chase them.
Access Restrictions
Boat access only; plan the dive as a guided wall site with careful depth control and no-decompression discipline.
Legal Notes
Use the site through the local dive program, and follow the resort rules for insurance, dive computers, and no-decompression profiles on remote dives.
Community notes to help plan your visit.
Scuba Diving
The wall and sandy base suit controlled scuba diving, with the deeper structure rewarding experienced teams.
Freediving
Possible only for experienced freedivers in calm conditions; the wall profile makes scuba the more natural fit.
Snorkeling
Snorkelling is secondary here; the main features sit on the wall rather than at the surface.
Species commonly reported at this site, with direct links into their wildlife guides.
Conservative baseline from public research. No community dives logged yet.
Last Updated
Research Sources
Site profile with depth, current, and highlights.
Resort diving operations, boat logistics, and year-round schedule.
Location and wall summary for the site.
Regional visibility and atoll context.
Pandoga Point turtle sightings and seasonal context.

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