25234 Logged Dives
Chumphon Pinnacle
It's an offshore hidden root located about 20 minutes northeast of Koh Tao by boat. In a large pinnacle that looks like a long undersea mountain range to the north and south, you'll always see schools of termead trevally, called golden walls, on a springboard called Barracuda Rock. The maximum depth is over 40M, but it is about 35M at the base of the pinnacle and 15-18M at the top. At the top, you'll find a beautiful sight of a dense anemone sea anemone and dancing clownfish.
This dive site has a high rate of encounters with whale sharks and is a must-see dive site for divers. Large fish such as chevron barracuda, tornadoes such as bigeye trevally, rockfish, and stingfish can be seen consistently. In the shade of the rocks, you can see surprisingly large red groupers hiding.
DIVE TYPES
- Wall/Drop Off
- Night Dive
- Macro Spot
- Cleaning Station
- Pinnacle, Needle, Seamount
Level
- Beginner
- Advanced
Programs
- Extended Range (XR)
- Freediving
- Scuba
Entry
- Boat
Body of Water
- Salt
currents
- no
- moderate
- medium
Maximum Depth
- 24m
Visibility
- 16m
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharks | ||||||||||||
| Whale Shark | ||||||||||||
| Rays | ||||||||||||
| Stingrays | ||||||||||||
| Turtles | ||||||||||||
| Hawksbill Turtle | ||||||||||||
| Seahorses and Pipefishes | ||||||||||||
| Pipefish | ||||||||||||
| Fishes | ||||||||||||
| Moray Eel | ||||||||||||
| Angelfish | ||||||||||||
| Butterfly Fish | ||||||||||||
| Clownfish | ||||||||||||
| Barracuda | ||||||||||||
| Lionfish | ||||||||||||
| Wrasse | ||||||||||||
| Scorpionfishes | ||||||||||||
| Snapper | ||||||||||||
| Sweetlips and Grunts | ||||||||||||
| Parrotfish | ||||||||||||
| Molluscs | ||||||||||||
| Octopus |
| Jan - Mar | Apr - Jun | Jul - Sep | Oct - Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharks | ||||
| Whale Shark | ||||
| Rays | ||||
| Stingrays | ||||
| Turtles | ||||
| Hawksbill Turtle | ||||
| Seahorses and Pipefishes | ||||
| Pipefish | ||||
| Fishes | ||||
| Moray Eel | ||||
| Angelfish | ||||
| Butterfly Fish | ||||
| Clownfish | ||||
| Barracuda | ||||
| Lionfish | ||||
| Wrasse | ||||
| Scorpionfishes | ||||
| Snapper | ||||
| Sweetlips and Grunts | ||||
| Parrotfish | ||||
| Molluscs | ||||
| Octopus |
RECOMMENDED TRAINING
Discover pristine dive sites that cannot be reached from shore and experience the excitement of liveaboard diving. Become an SSI boat diver. You will learn all the skills and techniques you need to dive safely and comfortably from a variety of boats, including small personal craft and liveaboards. Upon completion, you will earn your SSI Boat Diving Specialty certification.
You always wanted to stay down a little longer, go a little deeper or explore farther? XR diving opens up a variety of aquatic environments, increases your dive depths limits and extends your bottom times. The SSI Extended Range program is the core root program that all other open-circuit XR programs are built upon.
Underwater navigation is a crucial dive skill, but it does not need to be difficult. Become a better, more confident diver who always knows where they are going. Start the SSI Navigation specialty online today!
Learn how to take underwater photos of your dive highlights and explore the fun and addictive world of underwater photography and videography! Start your SSI Photo & Video specialty program today!
DIVE SITES NEARBY
Red Rock
No Name Pinnacle
Mango Bay
Lighthouse Pinnacle