Turk Reef - Christmas Island
Notable reef in Christmas Island, Australia. reef in Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Sourced from Wikidata.
- Location
- Christmas Island, Australia, Australasia
- Coordinates
- -12.116667, 96.833336
- Type
- reef
Best Time to Dive in Christmas Island
The warmest water temperatures in Christmas Island occur in April, averaging 28.9°C. The coolest conditions are in October at 26.8°C.
Monthly Water Temperatures
- January: 28.3°C
- February: 28.6°C
- March: 28.7°C
- April: 28.9°C
- May: 28.8°C
- June: 28.2°C
- July: 27.7°C
- August: 27.2°C
- September: 26.9°C
- October: 26.8°C
- November: 26.8°C
- December: 27.5°C
Nearby Dive Sites in Christmas Island
- Muirfield reef (reef)
- Perpendicular Wall (wall)
- Snorkeling in the Rip (drift)
Marine Life in Christmas Island
Home to 117 recorded species including 81 reef fish, 10 hard corals, 8 sea cucumbers, 7 sea snails & nudibranchs, 3 sharks & rays, 3 crabs & lobsters.
Notable Species
- Three-spot wrasse (Halichoeres trimaculatus) - Reef Fish
- Threadfin (Chaetodon auriga) - Reef Fish
- Lemon Peel (Centropyge flavissima) - Reef Fish
- Batavian Parrotfish (Scarus psittacus) - Reef Fish
- Black Surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigricans) - Reef Fish
- Blackspot Surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigrofuscus) - Reef Fish
- Argus Grouper (Cephalopholis argus) - Reef Fish
- Blue Surgeonfish (Acanthurus leucosternon) - Reef Fish
- Manini (Acanthurus triostegus) - Reef Fish
- Candelamoa Parrotfish (Hipposcarus harid) - Reef Fish
- Clown Butterflyfish (Chaetodon ornatissimus) - Reef Fish
- Chestnut Blenny (Cirripectes castaneus) - Reef Fish
- Maypole Butterflyfish (Chaetodon meyeri) - Reef Fish
- Sponsal Cone (Conus sponsalis) - Sea Snails & Nudibranchs
- Pufferfish (Arothron hispidus) - Reef Fish
- Humphead Unicornfish (Naso unicornis) - Reef Fish
- Silver-streaked rainbowfish (Stethojulis strigiventer) - Reef Fish
- Wrasse (Cheilinus trilobatus) - Reef Fish
- Blue-dashed Rockskipper (Blenniella periophthalmus) - Reef Fish
- Flea Cone (Conus pulicarius) - Sea Snails & Nudibranchs
Recommended Packing List for Turk Reef
Based on average water temperature of 27.9°C, currents 16 cm/s.
- Shorty or Rashguard - warm 28°C water needs minimal exposure protection
- Mask - essential for every dive
- Fins
- BCD - buoyancy compensator
- Regulator - your most safety-critical piece of gear
- Dive Computer - tracks depth, time, and NDL
- Surface Marker Buoy (SMB) - essential for boat pickups
- Dive Torch - useful for crevices and colour at depth
- Underwater Camera - capture your diving memories