Cuatro Islas is a group of four small islands off the coast of Leyte, accessible only by boat. The diving centres on reefs, walls, and drift sites, with depths ranging from the very shallow on Digyo Island's western coral garden up to forty metres on the walls at Mahaba Island and Daquio Island. Currents are a consistent factor: moderate at most sites and strong at the outer dive locations, so solid buoyancy control matters. The inverted wall structure creates overhanging reef formations where soft and hard corals grow in crevices and small caverns. Species recorded include whale sharks, whitetip reef sharks, ridley turtles, green sea turtles, napoleon wrasse, giant morays, ghost pipefish, and pygmy seahorses. Sites are typically visited as day trips from Leyte.
Monthly water temperature across Cuatro Islas's sites, from satellite sea-surface data corrected for depth. The band shows the site-to-site spread.
Water temperatures are at their lowest in the early months before rising steadily and peaking around September. Currents strengthen markedly at outer sites like Daquio Island, and timing dives around tidal movement is advisable for the more exposed locations.
Water temperature around Cuatro Islas ranges from about 27°C in February to 31°C in September, based on satellite sea-temperature data for its dive sites.
With water around 27–31°C, a rash guard or 3mm shorty works in Cuatro Islas year-round.
Fin maps 6 sites in Cuatro Islas (5 scuba diving sites and 1 snorkelling spots).
Across Cuatro Islas's dive sites, January, February, March, April, May and December are most often reported as the best months to visit.
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