Koh Phangan, Thailand
Sail Rock
A lone rock in the Gulf of Thailand with a vertical chimney to swim up.
About the dive
Sail Rock is a beginner to advanced dive site in Koh Phangan, Thailand. Divers have logged 51,537 dives here, going to 21 m on average in around 12 m of visibility. 26 species are recorded here month by month; the most sighted are barracudas, groupers and angelfish. Sightings peak in July, August and September.
- Level
- Beginner–Advanced
- Entry
- Boat
- Avg. max depth
- 21 m
- Visibility
- 12 m
- Dive time
- 43 min
- Logged dives
- 51,537
- Busiest months
- Jul · Aug · Sep
- Region
- Gulf of Thailand
Most sighted here
BarracudasPhoto: Wouter Naert · CC0
GroupersPhoto: Pixabay · CC0
AngelfishPhoto: Pauline Walsh Jacobson · CC BY
ButterflyfishPhoto: David Clode · CC0
What you’ll see, month by month
The most-sighted species at Sail 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barracudas | ||||||||||||
| Groupers | ||||||||||||
| Angelfish | ||||||||||||
| Butterflyfish | ||||||||||||
| Parrotfish | ||||||||||||
| Bannerfish | ||||||||||||
| Clownfish | ||||||||||||
| Jacks | ||||||||||||
| Triggerfish | ||||||||||||
| Moray eels | ||||||||||||
| Whale shark | ||||||||||||
| Sweetlips | ||||||||||||
| Grunts | ||||||||||||
| Snappers | ||||||||||||
| Damselfish | ||||||||||||
| Boxfish |
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