South Point
Sipadan · Malaysia
At Sipadan's southern tip the reef slopes from 5m before a second wall drops past recreational limits into open blue. Strong, shifting currents funnel pelagics along the edge - grey and whitetip reef sharks stalk schools of bigeye trevally while big green turtles queue at a cleaning station in the shallows. Bumphead parrotfish crunch the coral overhead, and below 40m lone scalloped hammerheads and thresher sharks sometimes cruise the depths. The pull of the current makes this a fast advanced drift, best ridden with a reef hook where the action stacks up.
Conditions
Depth
5 to 40 m
Advanced depths
Current
Can be moderate
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
20 to 30 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
27 to 30°C
Tropical wetsuit
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
| Vis (m) | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Current | Strong | Strong | Strong | Strong | Strong | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Strong | Strong |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Grey reef shark
Last confirmed May 15, 2026 · 130 records
Almost always
Nearly every dive
Whitetip reef shark
Last confirmed Jun 8, 2026 · 16 records
Very likely
Most dives
Green sea turtle
Last confirmed Jun 8, 2026 · 35 records
Very likely
Most dives
Bumphead parrotfish
Last confirmed Jun 8, 2026 · 19 records
Very likely
Most dives
Bigeye trevally
Last confirmed Jun 8, 2026 · 8 records
Very likely
Most dives
Scalloped hammerhead
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Gear