Southwest Pinnacle

★★★★★ (43,277)

30 to 45 minutes southwest of Koh Tao, these large pinnacles range from 30 to 5 m. Sandy ocean floor with big rocks on the south side. many cracks on the pinnacles where small wildlife can be found. The shallower parts of the pinnacles are covered in magnificent anemones.

Big schools of Barracuda, Snapper and Fusilliers. Large marbled groupers at depth, as well as bluespotted ribbontail rays. Whale Sharks like to cruise this divesite quite frequently.

Dive Activity

Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Barracuda

2k Sightings
J
142
F
173
M
231
A
285
M
169
J
127
J
197
A
205
S
114
O
107
N
59
D
174

Whale Shark

1k Sightings
J
0
F
15
M
133
A
38
M
122
J
23
J
200
A
63
S
144
O
60
N
0
D
202

Moray Eel

743 Sightings
J
40
F
38
M
81
A
68
M
79
J
56
J
119
A
93
S
59
O
49
N
19
D
42

Wrasse

380 Sightings
J
31
F
32
M
46
A
42
M
32
J
25
J
44
A
41
S
15
O
24
N
13
D
35

Grouper/Basslets

2.5k Sightings
J
145
F
166
M
237
A
252
M
208
J
192
J
343
A
358
S
217
O
170
N
72
D
173

Stingrays

2k Sightings
J
106
F
149
M
196
A
199
M
135
J
154
J
297
A
307
S
162
O
168
N
51
D
123

Butterfly Fish

1.7k Sightings
J
109
F
127
M
185
A
193
M
163
J
141
J
184
A
211
S
114
O
106
N
52
D
152

Angelfish

1.7k Sightings
J
110
F
123
M
175
A
197
M
156
J
116
J
198
A
220
S
112
O
115
N
51
D
133

Bannerfish

1.5k Sightings
J
98
F
122
M
169
A
163
M
141
J
102
J
151
A
175
S
112
O
103
N
45
D
131

Parrotfish

1.3k Sightings
J
75
F
105
M
142
A
139
M
130
J
86
J
130
A
155
S
90
O
84
N
40
D
119