PacificSea

Java Sea

Between Java and Borneo

A shallow tropical sea with intense artisanal fisheries and historic shipwrecks.

Max depth

85 m

Avg depth

46 m

Temperature

27 to 30 °C

Salinity

33-34 ppt

Wildlife

Marine life

Fish

AnchovyScadTuna

Mammals

Dolphin

Corals

Thousand Islands Corals

Invertebrates

ShrimpSquid

Other wildlife

Green Turtle

Activities

Sports suitability

Diving

Fishing

Sailing

Surfing

Snorkelling

Seafloor

Rock & geology

Terrigenous mud & sand
Sediment carried from land by rivers
Limestone & carbonate sand
Built from reefs, shells and calcareous plankton
Continental shelf sand
Shallow Sunda Shelf sediments

Live conditions · Open-Meteo Marine

Marine weather right now

Updated 12:55:40 PM

Sea surface temp

30.3 °C

Wind

2.9 m/s E

Wave height

0.4 m

Wave period

4.3 s

Visibility

12.4 km

Air temp

29.2 °C

Current

0.06 m/s

Swell height

0.4 m

Readings interpolated at -5.50°, 110.00°. Winds, waves, currents and sea surface temperature via Open-Meteo.

Tides · next 48 hours

Global tide model (estimate)

High tide

Fri 01:00 PM

0.57 m

High tide

Fri 09:00 PM

0.81 m

Low tide

Sat 05:00 AM

0.27 m

High tide

Sat 09:00 PM

0.74 m

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

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