Beauty Cave Reef
Dive site
Shallow sea cave passage carved into the coral limestone cliff opens into a sheltered inner reef. Shafts of light pierce the cave entrance and illuminate sleeping nurse sharks and resting turtles inside. The outer reef slope hosts abundant reef fish and macro subjects.
Conditions
Depth
3 to 15 m
Good for beginners
Current
Variable
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
12 to 20 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
21 to 29°C
3mm wetsuit
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 |
| Vis (m) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
| Current | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Green sea turtle
Photo: MARC MARTIN SOLA · CC BY-NC
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Nurse shark
Photo: Rafael de la Parra · CC BY-NC
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Nudibranch
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Frogfish
Photo: Dan Schofield · CC BY
Rare
Now and then
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