Sarawak sits on the South China Sea and offers a mix of coral reef diving and WWII-era shipwrecks. Sites in our database include the Katori Maru wreck and Satang Island reef, with boat access organised through operators in Kuching and Miri. Depths across the region's sites run from shallow reef environments suited to beginners through to wreck dives reaching the low twenties in metres. Visibility varies with conditions but can reach the upper twenties of metres on a good day. The region is known for being less crowded than other Malaysian destinations, and the species list runs from pygmy seahorses and frogfish to whitetip reef sharks and Napoleon wrasse.
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Monthly water temperature across Sarawak's sites, from satellite sea-surface data corrected for depth. The band shows the site-to-site spread.
Water temperatures are warm throughout the year, dipping slightly in the early months before holding steady from mid-year onwards. Diving is considered best from April to September, when conditions are most settled and visibility tends to be at its highest.
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Water temperature around Sarawak ranges from about 28°C in February to 30°C in April, based on satellite sea-temperature data for its dive sites.
With water around 28–30°C, a rash guard or 3mm shorty works in Sarawak year-round.
Fin maps 9 sites in Sarawak (9 scuba diving sites), organised into 2 areas.
Across Sarawak's dive sites, May, June, July, August and September are most often reported as the best months to visit.
