Black Coral Wall
Dive site
A near-vertical wall dropping from 12 metres to beyond recreational limits on the south side of Tokashiki Island. Red coral trees and black coral colonies carpet the wall face from 20 metres down, interspersed with wire coral and deepwater gorgonians. The wall attracts schooling anthias, blue-spotted stingrays on the sand below, and occasional hammerhead passes in autumn.
Conditions
Depth
12 to 40 m
Advanced depths
Current
Can be moderate
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
20 to 35 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
19 to 30°C
Tropical wetsuit
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 21 |
| Vis (m) | 25 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Current | Moderate | Moderate | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Moderate | Strong | Strong | Moderate | Gentle | Gentle | Moderate |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Black coral
Photo: Mark Rosenstein · CC BY-NC
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Red coral
Photo: Sylvain Le Bris · CC BY-NC
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Squarespot anthias
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Scalloped hammerhead shark
Photo: Kris Mikael Krister · CC BY
Rare
Now and then
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