Orchid Island (Lanyu)

Rash guard or 2mm shorty typical

Orchid Island (Lanyu) at a glance

Orchid Island (Lanyu) is a dive site in Taiwan. Typically most favorable Jun · from 3 years of archive data. Recent reports put the water around 29°C (83°F). Check the latest conditions and entry details before you go.

No window today· next: tomorrow 6:00–18:00 · favorable & moderate

Forecast for this hour · 21:00 · run 19 h ago

2.2 m (7.3 ft)waves — about two meters expected (waves — about seven feet expected)

Tap a factor for its source and model point · Forecast 29°C · seasonal avg 29°C ( · Forecast 83°F · seasonal avg 84°F)

Dive windows this week

Lightest wind: Fri

Sun

2.0 m waves · 17 kn wind (6.5 ft waves · 17 kn wind)

Mon

1.5 m waves · 14 kn wind (5.0 ft waves · 14 kn wind)

Tue

2.1 m waves · 22 kn wind (7.0 ft waves · 22 kn wind)

Wed

2.4 m waves · 24 kn wind (7.7 ft waves · 24 kn wind)

Thu

1.6 m waves · 13 kn wind (5.3 ft waves · 13 kn wind)

Fri

1.2 m waves · 12 kn wind (3.9 ft waves · 12 kn wind)

Sat

1.3 m waves · 17 kn wind (4.3 ft waves · 17 kn wind)

Favorable windowModerate window— no window

Every forecast dive window each day, site-local time, from wave and wind forecasts. Numbers under each bar are daylight averages.

First light 5:31 · Sunrise 5:54 · Sunset 17:21 · some windows run past sunset

Source: Open-Meteo marine · model point 7.7 km from site · updated 25 Oct, 01:19 GMT+8

Forecast only — always assess conditions on site.

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Recent diver reports

Dated firsthand observations from divers — not current conditions.

No diver reports for this site yet. — one dated observation helps every diver after you.

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Best months, historically

What conditions have historically been typical at this site, month by month — not a forecast.

January, 2% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 25°C (77°F), waves have typically been 2.7 m (8.9 ft), wind has typically been 24 knots
February, 20% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 25°C (78°F), waves have typically been 2.5 m (8.3 ft), wind has typically been 22 knots
March, 30% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 26°C (78°F), waves have typically been 2.1 m (6.8 ft), wind has typically been 20 knots
April, 48% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 28°C (82°F), waves have typically been 1.6 m (5.1 ft), wind has typically been 18 knots
May, 46% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 29°C (84°F), waves have typically been 1.7 m (5.6 ft), wind has typically been 18 knots
June, 63% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 30°C (86°F), waves have typically been 1.4 m (4.5 ft), wind has typically been 17 knots, historically most favorable
July, 37% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 30°C (86°F), waves have typically been 2.1 m (6.9 ft), wind has typically been 19 knots
August, 48% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 30°C (86°F), waves have typically been 1.6 m (5.3 ft), wind has typically been 19 knots
September, 49% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 30°C (85°F), waves have typically been 1.9 m (6.3 ft), wind has typically been 16 knots
October, 25% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 29°C (84°F), waves have typically been 2.9 m (9.4 ft), wind has typically been 24 knots
November, 4% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 27°C (81°F), waves have typically been 3.0 m (9.8 ft), wind has typically been 26 knots
December, 3% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 26°C (79°F), waves have typically been 3.0 m (9.9 ft), wind has typically been 25 knots

June has typically had the largest share of favorable days here. Conditions vary year to year — this is historical context, not a forecast.

Based on 3 years of archive data. Bar height shows the share of days each month whose conditions have historically scored favorably.

Marine life recorded at this site, by month

Recorded observations — evidence of past sightings, not a promise of what you’ll encounter.

Cypselurus oligolepis recorded here Apr (1 record)
most recent 2012
Saddled Snake-eel recorded here Apr (1 record)
Leiuranus semicinctusmost recent 2012

Newest record here: 2012. Counts are occurrence records near this site from public biodiversity datasets (GBIF), grouped by calendar month across all sampled years. Sightings vary — past records are context, not a prediction.

Fills & rentals nearby

Facts from OpenStreetMap, corrected by the community — listed by distance only. Details change; confirm with the shop.

蘭嶼東龍潛水2.1 km (1.3 mi)
+886 988 331 116
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tech.only潛水中心5.2 km (3.2 mi)
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Data updated July 2026

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