Boo Windows
- Advanced
- Wall
- Wobbegong sharks
Experienced≤40 m
Mike's Point
Dive site in Raja Ampat, Indonesia
A Dampier Strait islet, by local lore bombed in WWII as a mistaken warship, with a soft-coral wall dropping past 40 m.
- Usual dive
- 30 m
- Deepest point
- 40 m
- Level
- Experienced
- Best months
- Oct–Apr
- Current
- Strong
The dive
A wall and reef dive. Known for reef sharks, walking sharks and whitetip reef sharks.
Who it's for
Experienced≤40 mSource: divernet.com
Recommended minimum: Experienced (Deep Specialty, N3).
- CurrentCurrent can be strong; you need good air management and buoyancy.
- Strong current: dive with a local guide and carry a surface marker buoy.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wall, Reef
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Reef sharks
- Walking sharks
- Whitetip reef sharks
- Wobbegong sharks
- Turtles
- Sea snakes
Season in Raja Ampat
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Oct–Apr.
Source: liveaboard.comWhere is Raja Ampat?
The point shows the Raja Ampat area, not the exact dive site.
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Manta Ridge
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About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.
Photo credits
- Boo Windows dive site, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Ratha Grimes from Seattle, WA, United States, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
