South Button
About this dive site
A small-island pinnacle with vertical coral-covered rock columns, overhangs and strange formations — a wall drop to 25 m on the western side and a coral garden under 12 m on the eastern side.
Marine life you may see
- Cuttlefish
- Octopuses
- Snapper schools
- Surgeonfish
- Barracudas
- Big-eye trevally
- Napoleon wrasse
- Manta rays
- Leopard sharks
- Moray eels
- Lionfish
- Nudibranchs
The best diving season starts in October or November and extends until May. Water temperature stays around 80–84°F (27–29°C).
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