Koh Tao, Thailand
Chumphon Pinnacle
Koh Tao’s big pinnacle, with barracuda, groupers and the odd whale shark.
About the dive
Chumphon Pinnacle is an all-levels dive site in Koh Tao, Thailand. It is a pinnacle, sandy bottom and open water dive. Divers have logged 114,698 dives here, going to 24 m on average in around 16 m of visibility. 50 species are recorded here month by month; the most sighted are groupers, barracudas and angelfish. Sightings peak in March, August and September.
- Level
- Beginner–Expert
- Entry
- Boat
- Avg. max depth
- 24 m
- Visibility
- 16 m
- Dive time
- 38 min
- Logged dives
- 114,698
- Busiest months
- Mar · Aug · Sep
- Region
- Gulf of Thailand
Most sighted here
GroupersPhoto: Pixabay · CC0
BarracudasPhoto: Wouter Naert · CC0
AngelfishPhoto: Pauline Walsh Jacobson · CC BY
ButterflyfishPhoto: David Clode · CC0
What you’ll see, month by month
The most-sighted species at Chumphon Pinnacle and the months they are logged. The brighter the cell, the more sightings.
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | |
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| Groupers | ||||||||||||
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| Butterflyfish | ||||||||||||
| Whale shark | ||||||||||||
| Bannerfish | ||||||||||||
| Parrotfish | ||||||||||||
| Clownfish | ||||||||||||
| Moray eels | ||||||||||||
| Triggerfish | ||||||||||||
| Damselfish | ||||||||||||
| Grunts | ||||||||||||
| Sweetlips | ||||||||||||
| Snappers | ||||||||||||
| Jacks | ||||||||||||
| Soldierfish |
Dive centers nearby
59 dive centers within 10 km. The closest:
- Duck n Dive Koh Tao6.1 km
- Mojo Divers Koh Tao7 km
- Scuba Shack Co Ltd7.2 km
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