Cyclone Reef Dive Site, Papua New Guinea

Diving Overview for Cyclone Reef

Cyclone Reef has a maximum diving depth of around 1000 m / 3280.8 ft and is suitable for all divers. The average visibility is 10-20 metres and access to the dive site is by shore.

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Cyclone Island was formed during the 1972 cyclone and is one of the closest off shore reef sites from Tufi.

This a sheltered dive site perfect for diving and snorkelling. The reef is decorated with colourful nudibranchs and look out for the rare rhinopias fish. The main reef rises up to just 5m below the surface and are covered with hard and soft corals. There is a small bommie that can easily be explored in a single dive with some small caves and overhangs.

The lee side of the island has a sheer wall that drops to about 40m and then gadually descends to hundreds of metres. Hammerheads have been known to pass along this wall.

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