Surin Islands, Thailand
Richelieu Rock
Thailand’s most celebrated pinnacle, with barracuda, jacks and a chance of whale sharks.
About the dive
Richelieu Rock is a beginner to advanced dive site in Surin Islands, Thailand. It is a drift, reef, wall and channel dive. Divers have logged 29,044 dives here, going to 24 m on average in around 17 m of visibility. 38 species are recorded here month by month; the most sighted are barracudas, clownfish and lionfish. Sightings peak in January, February and December.
- Level
- Beginner–Advanced
- Entry
- Boat
- Avg. max depth
- 24 m
- Visibility
- 17 m
- Dive time
- 47 min
- Logged dives
- 29,044
- Busiest months
- Jan · Feb · Dec
- Region
- Andaman Sea Coral Coast
Most sighted here
BarracudasPhoto: Wouter Naert · CC0
ClownfishPhoto: MaLia Evans · CC0
LionfishPhoto: Meritt Thomas · CC0
Moray eelsPhoto: David Clode · CC0
What you’ll see, month by month
The most-sighted species at Richelieu Rock 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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| Barracudas | ||||||||||||
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| Angelfish | ||||||||||||
| Jacks | ||||||||||||
| Parrotfish | ||||||||||||
| Butterflyfish | ||||||||||||
| Bannerfish | ||||||||||||
| Pufferfish | ||||||||||||
| Boxfish | ||||||||||||
| Triggerfish | ||||||||||||
| Groupers | ||||||||||||
| Scorpionfish | ||||||||||||
| Sweetlips | ||||||||||||
| Grunts |
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