Longdong & Northeast Coast · Taiwan · Coral garden
Magang
Soft and hard coral in shallow water just east of Fulong Beach
Area photo: lienyuan lee · CC BY 3.0
Magang is a shore dive at the eastern end of New Taipei City, just east of Fulong Beach. Soft and hard coral spread over the bottom together with the marine life that lives on it, at depths of only around 6 to 15 m, so the site is a shallow dive from start to finish.
Where it is and how deep
25.0134° N, 122.0025° EApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.
The dive
Magang is dived straight from the shore. The coral starts at about 6 m and carries on to around 15 m, a mix of soft and hard coral with marine life spread through it, so the whole dive stays in shallow water off the coast east of Fulong Beach.
Marine life and season
The sources we used don't single out particular species here.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair | Fair | Fair | Good | Good | Good | Fair | Fair | Fair | Good | Fair | Fair |
Season follows Longdong & Northeast Coast: No month stands out as best; late April to early October is the main season, with typhoons from July to September.
Questions divers ask
Is Magang near Fulong Beach a shore or boat dive?+
Magang is a shore dive, entered from the coast just east of Fulong Beach, and the coral lies between about 6 and 15 m.
Sources
- Diving Guide Taiwan — Taiwan Outdoors
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap
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