Big Chopstick Rock
Dive site
A vertical basalt pinnacle nicknamed Big Chopstick rises 20 metres from the reef, covered in bright orange sea fans and encrusting sponge. Trevally and snapper school around its base while hawksbill turtles drift past on the mild current. One of the most photogenic structures on the island.
Conditions
Depth
8 to 30 m
Open water and up
Current
Usually gentle
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
20 to 30 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
19 to 29°C
3mm wetsuit
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 20 |
| Vis (m) | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 |
| Current | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Moderate | Moderate | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Hawksbill sea turtle
Photo: Kevin Bryant · CC BY-NC-SA
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Sea fan coral
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Yellowtail snapper
Photo: Ricardo Betancur · CC BY-NC-ND
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Bigeye trevally
Photo: Mark Rosenstein · CC BY-NC
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
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