PacificSea

Celebes Sea

Between the Philippines and Indonesia

A deep tropical sea at the heart of the Coral Triangle, among the world's richest marine biodiversity hotspots.

Max depth

6,220 m

Avg depth

4,300 m

Temperature

27 to 30 °C

Salinity

33-34 ppt

Wildlife

Marine life

Fish

TunaNapoleon WrasseGroupers

Mammals

Sperm WhaleSpinner Dolphin

Corals

Coral Triangle corals

Invertebrates

NudibranchsGiant Clam

Other wildlife

Hawksbill Turtle

Activities

Sports suitability

Diving

Fishing

Sailing

Surfing

Snorkelling

Seafloor

Rock & geology

Basalt
Volcanic oceanic crust formed at mid-ocean ridges
Terrigenous mud & sand
Sediment carried from land by rivers
Limestone & carbonate sand
Built from reefs, shells and calcareous plankton

Live conditions · Open-Meteo Marine

Marine weather right now

Updated 1:08:30 PM

Sea surface temp

30.3 °C

Wind

5.0 m/s NE

Wave height

0.6 m

Wave period

4.5 s

Visibility

29.7 km

Air temp

29.4 °C

Current

0.19 m/s

Swell height

0.4 m

Readings interpolated at 3.00°, 122.00°. Winds, waves, currents and sea surface temperature via Open-Meteo.

Tides · next 48 hours

Global tide model (estimate)

Low tide

Fri 02:00 PM

-0.26 m

High tide

Fri 08:00 PM

1.23 m

Low tide

Sat 02:00 AM

-0.26 m

High tide

Sat 08:00 AM

1.56 m

Estimated from the Open-Meteo tide model, relative to mean sea level. Not for navigation.

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