Sibuyan Island sits in the Sibuyan Sea within Romblon province, part of the Coral Triangle, and offers a wide spread of terrain across its eight sites: canyons, caves, walls, drop-offs, muck, reef, and seagrass. The Ikaduha Fish Sanctuary is a coral recovery zone following past dynamite fishing, while Kanto Pating is a deeper wall intended for advanced divers. Muck habitats support an unusually strong macro catalogue, including pygmy seahorses, hairy frogfish, warty anglerfish, and the rare nudibranch Melibe colemani. Visibility is strongest during the dry season, which runs roughly from November through June.
Monthly water temperature across Sibuyan Island's sites, from satellite sea-surface data corrected for depth. The band shows the site-to-site spread.
Water temperature climbs through spring and peaks in the high twenties to thirty degrees through mid-year, then eases back towards the upper twenties in the cooler months. The dry season from November to June brings the clearest conditions and is the recommended window for visiting, particularly for muck and macro photography.
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Water temperature around Sibuyan Island ranges from about 27°C in January to 30°C in May, based on satellite sea-temperature data for its dive sites.
With water around 27–30°C, a rash guard or 3mm shorty works in Sibuyan Island year-round.
Fin maps 8 sites in Sibuyan Island (6 scuba diving sites and 4 snorkelling spots, with some suited to both).
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