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Overview
Iconic night-dive pinnacle in North Ari. By day it's a moderate reef circuit; by night the thila comes alive with hunting white-tip reef sharks, octopuses, and free-swimming morays.
Briefing note
Night dive is the highlight. Day-dive only is missing the point.
What you'll see
4 species curated- year-roundWhite-tip reef shark
- year-roundHunting octopus
- year-roundFree-swimming moray
- year-roundStingray
Sightings evidence
1 record on file- high confidenceWhite-tip reef shark
- Last confirmed
- Apr 2026
- Recent records
- 130 within 10 km
Sources & methodology
How we summarise this
We aggregate confirmed occurrence records from GBIF and OBIS within a fixed radius of each dive site. Occurrence records confirm presence and reveal seasonality clustering, but they DO NOT measure per-dive probability — there is no eligible-effort denominator. We deliberately do not publish a numeric '% chance of sighting' from this data.
Sources
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility — GBIF Secretariat
- Ocean Biodiversity Information System — IOC-UNESCO
- iNaturalist — California Academy of Sciences & National Geographic Society
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — International Union for Conservation of Nature
- Wildbook (Sharkbook, Whale Shark, Manta Matcher) — Wild Me
- OBIS-SEAMAP — Duke University Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab / OBIS
- WoRMS — World Register of Marine Species — Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)
- FishBase — FishBase Consortium
- Atlas of Living Australia — CSIRO / GBIF Australia
- REEF Volunteer Fish Survey — Reef Environmental Education Foundation
Conditions
| Month | Water | Visibility | Current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27–29 °C | 20–30 m | mild |
| Feb | 27–29 °C | 20–30 m | mild |
| Mar | 28–30 °C | 20–30 m | mild |
| Apr | 28–30 °C | 20–30 m | mild |
| May | 28–30 °C | 15–25 m | mild |
| Jun | 27–29 °C | 10–20 m | mild |
| Jul | 27–29 °C | 10–20 m | mild |
| Aug | 27–29 °C | 10–20 m | mild |
| Sep | 27–29 °C | 15–25 m | mild |
| Oct | 28–30 °C | 20–30 m | mild |
| Nov | 28–30 °C | 20–30 m | mild |
| Dec | 27–29 °C | 20–30 m | mild |
Season calendar
Peak season highlighted · current month outlined
Gear for this site
Beyond the basic kit- Primary dive light — The marquee dive here is at night — bring a focused beam, not just a backup.
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