Air Prang Dive Site in

Lembeh Strait

Translated to War Water, this area was named after the Japanese-built jetty during the Second World War. The jetty itself offered fresh water from the uphill aquifer. This dive site is divided into three sections: Air Prang 1 is located to the left of the jetty, Air Prang 2 is in front of the jetty, and Air Prang 3 is to the right. This expansive shallow sandy slope is famous for night dives due to the barren landscape, but diving during the day is still impressive.

This is the best dive site to observe octopus and Bobbit worms. Still, other critters like various shrimps, crabs, fingered dragonettes, snake eels, nudibranchs, seahorses, frogfish, and ghost pipefish are commonly spotted here. Bobtail squids, red and white nudibranchs, stargazers, and bubble shells are often seen at night after spending the day burying themselves in the sand.

Air Prang has a depth of 3 to 25 meters, and when the tide is high and makes it impossible to dive into the middle sections of the strait, there are other areas to explore, thanks to its spread-out topography.

Type of Diving:

Boat, Muck

Recommended For:

All divers

Highlights

Rhinopias, Mimic octopus, Wonderpus octopus, Stargazer, Frogfish, Seahorse
12
m

Maximum Depth:

25
m

Horizontal Visibility:

2
m

Min Water Temp:

27°
c

Max Water Temp:

29°
c

Bottom Contour:

Flat

Bottom Composition:

Rubble, Sand

Current:

Hardly any current

Coral Reef:

Bad

Type of Reef:

Fringing

Marine Life

Snapper, Sweetlips, Cardinal, Grouper, Damselfish, Batfish, Wrasse, Trigger, Box, Puffer, Porcupine, Flounder, Gobies, Moray Eels, Frogfish, Scorpion, Flathead, Blennies, Dragonet, Octopus, Shrimp, Crab, Nudibranch, Flatworm, Shell, Snake, Ray

Did you know that

Air Prang

is in

Lembeh Strait