Diving White Beach in Moalboal, Philippines

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Austin Tuwiner

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September 23, 2026

In September of 2026, I dove White Beach with Dive In Amigos, by boat out of Moalboal, Philippines.

The day before I'd done a three tank trip that hit Pescador Island, Panagsama House Reef and Tonga South.

Dive Log · Moalboal, Philippines

White Beach

Dive Data from my Garmin Descent MK3i

Max Depth

85ft / 25.9m

Avg Depth

42ft / 12.8m

Dive Time

61min

Water Temp

86°F / 30°C

Visibility

90ft / 27m

Entry

Boat

Recommended Certification

Advanced

Reef Asia 9.983548, 123.368003

The Dive

Wide reef with surface light coming through at White Beach, Moalboal — Dropped right on top of a thriving reef wall.

Reef top sloping into blue water at White Beach, Moalboal — Same view, a little bit higher up.

Garmin dive computer reading 61 ft and 85.5 degrees at White Beach, Moalboal — Descending down the reef wall.

Rocky reef with yellow fish in hazy water at White Beach, Moalboal

The dive site White Beach sits off, well White Beach!

It's one of the most popular beaches in Moalboal but a decent distance from the main town.

There aren't really any beaches in town itself. A typhoon took the sand off Panagsama back in 1984 and it never came back, which is why the main strip is rock and sea wall instead of sand.

I logged 85 ft (25.9 m) at the deepest, with an average of 42 ft (12.8 m) across 61 minutes. That's the longest dive I did in Moalboal.

Visibility was 90 ft (27 m).

The Wall

Bubble coral filling the frame at White Beach, Moalboal

The rock here is old coral reef that got lifted up out of the sea. Cebu and the islands around it have been rising which is why the whole coastline is capped in limestone.

It's a part of the Tañon Strait, a channel between Cebu and Negros, which drops to around 1,640 ft (500 m).

What Marine Life I Saw

Nudibranch on coral rubble beside a giant clam at White Beach, Moalboal — Lots of nudibranchs here.

Anemonefish in its anemone on the reef slope at White Beach, Moalboal — Maroon clownfish pair. One of them was huge!

Lionfish fanned out against a red barrel sponge at White Beach, Moalboal — Several lionfish here.

Orange clownfish in a white anemone at White Beach, Moalboal — More clownfish, this time Ocellaris pair.

A reef face covered in brittle stars at White Beach, Moalboal — Look at how many sea cucumbers are living on these barrel sponges.

Pale animal tucked into the reef at White Beach, Moalboal — Translucent pink and white nudibranch.

Moray with its head out of the rock at White Beach, Moalboal — Eel poking his head out the rocks.

Two red anemonefish in a bulb tip anemone at White Beach, Moalboal

Mottled animal camouflaged on the sand at White Beach, Moalboal — Huge sea cucumber on the sea floor.

The Dive & Conditions

Visibility was 90 ft (27 m) on my dive and the water was 86°F (30°C).

Dive In Amigos run this as a boat trip out of Moalboal.

The site is worth diving from September through May.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Austin Tuwiner

I'm a PADI Divemaster based in South Florida.

With over a decade of diving experience, I help readers become better divers, buy their next piece of gear, and plan their dream dive vacation!