Southwest Pinnacle

★★★★★ (42,120)

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

Top Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Barracuda

1.9k Sightings
J
122
F
173
M
231
A
285
M
169
J
127
J
197
A
205
S
114
O
107
N
59
D
142

Whale Shark

877 Sightings
J
0
F
15
M
133
A
38
M
122
J
23
J
200
A
63
S
143
O
60
N
0
D
80

Moray Eel

730 Sightings
J
31
F
38
M
81
A
68
M
79
J
56
J
119
A
93
S
59
O
49
N
19
D
38

Wrasse

364 Sightings
J
22
F
32
M
46
A
42
M
32
J
25
J
44
A
41
S
15
O
24
N
13
D
28

Grouper/Basslets

2.5k Sightings
J
118
F
166
M
237
A
252
M
208
J
192
J
343
A
358
S
217
O
170
N
72
D
137

Stingrays

2k Sightings
J
94
F
149
M
196
A
199
M
135
J
154
J
297
A
307
S
162
O
168
N
51
D
106

Butterfly Fish

1.7k Sightings
J
86
F
127
M
185
A
193
M
163
J
141
J
184
A
211
S
114
O
106
N
52
D
124

Angelfish

1.7k Sightings
J
91
F
123
M
175
A
197
M
156
J
116
J
198
A
220
S
112
O
115
N
51
D
110

Bannerfish

1.5k Sightings
J
76
F
122
M
169
A
163
M
141
J
102
J
151
A
175
S
112
O
103
N
45
D
109

Parrotfish

1.3k Sightings
J
55
F
105
M
142
A
139
M
130
J
86
J
130
A
155
S
90
O
84
N
40
D
95