Southwest Pinnacle Dive Site — Thailand

About Southwest Pinnacle

A deep pinnacle rising from 30 meters to 6 meters below the surface, Southwest Pinnacle is Koh Tao's most dramatic dive site with large granite boulders covered in pink anemones and barrel sponges. The exposed position attracts schooling chevron barracuda, giant trevally, and seasonal whale shark visits between March and June. Bull sharks have been reliably sighted here, making it one of the Gulf's premier shark dives.

Site Information

• Depth: 8–26 m
• Difficulty: intermediate
• Site type: pinnacle
• Current: Fort
• Best time: Mar-Oct
• Region: Thailand

Highlights

• Bull sharks
• Pink anemones
• Granite
• Deep pinnacle

Marine Life at Southwest Pinnacle

• Whale Shark
• Reef Manta Ray
• Leopard Shark
• Blacktip Reef Shark
• Green Turtle
• Hawksbill Turtle
• Barracuda
• Eagle Ray

Liveaboards visiting Thailand

• Raga — 5/5, from €261/day
• Seatopia — 4.9/5
• Krishna 3 — 4.8/5
• Lucky Marine Liveaboard — 4.8/5