About Tidefall
Most dive site guides are written by travel bloggers who did three dives and copied the rest from TripAdvisor. You can tell when someone’s never actually dived a site. The descriptions are vague, the depths are wrong, and the ‘what you’ll see’ section lists everything that lives in the ocean.
Worse, the good information is scattered. One operator’s website has decent notes on five sites. Another has a PDF from 2014. The liveaboard briefing folder has hand-drawn maps. The instructor at the shop has seen 50 sites but the knowledge lives in his head or on paper pinned to the dive centre wall.
There’s no single reference. No one place that covers every named site with real depth, real conditions, real intel. That’s the problem Tidefall solves.
Who We Are
Tidefall is written by a team of active diving professionals based across Southeast Asia. Our contributors hold qualifications ranging from PADI Divemaster through to Instructor-Trainer (MSDT/IDC Staff level). We log a combined 200+ dives per year across Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Malaysia.
We work with dive operators who have been running shops for over 25 years. Site information is compiled from firsthand dive experience, direct consultation with local operators, and established dive industry sources.
Our Standards
The Divemaster Notes sections are written from real dive experience where available. When we say the current picks up after slack tide, it’s because someone’s timed it. When we list visibility as 15-25 metres, those are logged ranges across multiple dives, not guesses pulled from a forum post.
We publish accurate assessments. Not every dive site is world-class. Some are overhyped. Some have changed since the guidebooks were written. We tell you what’s actually there, not what the marketing says.
What We’re Building
We’re building the most comprehensive dive site database in Asia. Every named site. One place. Structured, searchable, and accurate.
That means Bali to Raja Ampat to the Philippines, plus the lesser-known regions that don’t make the liveaboard brochures. Beyond the site guides, we’re adding dive destination blogs, gear recommendations, and practical travel guides.
The goal is simple: if you’re planning a dive trip in Asia, Tidefall should be the first and last reference you need. No more hunting through five different operator websites and a dusty briefing folder.
What This Isn’t
We’re not a booking platform. We don’t sell dive trips. This is a reference tool. Fast-loading, mobile-friendly, built for divers who need accurate information before they kit up.
The Pace
We move fast. New sites go live weekly. Regions get added as we finish them. If a site’s missing, it’s coming. If something’s wrong, we fix it.