Eagle Ray City

Verified2026-09-24 checkedReef

A sand flat inside the lagoon where spotted eagle rays come to be cleaned, shallow enough to stay an hour.

Depth: 10–18 m33–59 ft
Difficulty: Beginner
Entry: Boat
Typical current: Light
Coordinates: 15°8.934′N 145°42.366′E
Activities: Scuba · Snorkelling · Freediving

A patch of sand and scattered coral heads inside Tanapag Lagoon, in 10 to 18 m of flat, sheltered water. Spotted eagle rays come in to be cleaned and to feed, sometimes singly and sometimes in loose groups of a dozen. Being inside the reef means almost no current and visibility that holds up when the outside of the island is blown out, which makes this the fallback everyone is glad to have. The rays are skittish: divers who settle on the sand and wait see them, divers who swim at them watch them leave.

Twenty minutes by boat from Smiling Cove or Garapan, inside Tanapag Lagoon.

Best season

ExcellentDec–Mar
GoodApr–Jul
GoodOct–Nov
FairAug–Sep

Conditions

Water temperature: 29.3°C85°F
Wave height: 1.4 m5 ft
Air temperature: 25.1°C77°F
Wind speed: 0.7 km/h0.4 mph

Updated 2026-10-07 16:15 UTC · Source: Open-Meteo

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Sea state and tide

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Tide · 10/8

High04:180.80 m
Low11:000.38 m
Low23:450.52 m

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Marine life you may see

Spotted eagle rayAetobatus narinariCommon
Spotted garden eelHeteroconger hassiCommon
Green turtleChelonia mydasSeasonal
Blacktip reef sharkCarcharhinus melanopterusSeasonal
Staghorn coralAcropora spp.Common
TrumpetfishAulostomus chinensisCommon
Cowtail stingrayPastinachus sephenCommon
Moorish idolZanclus cornutusCommon

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