Caits Reef
Why dive here
With 231+ marine species recorded in the area - including barracuda, blacktip reef sharks, blue sharks, grey reef sharks and manta rays - Caits Reef offers some of Cocos (Keeling) Islands's richest drift diving.
Fam Slope offers a gentle drift along a fairly steep incline, dipping down to about 21 metres. We typically find ourselves slowly scanning the gorgonian corals that pepper the slope, which are known to host a good few pygmy seahorses, including Denise's. It's a site for slowing down, letting the current do the work, and focusing on the small stuff – we’ve spotted a good number of gobies and dottybacks tucked into the coral. Visibility is usually decent, around 17 metres, making it an easy-going dive suitable for most experience levels who enjoy macro hunting.
Safety Notes
Drift dive - carry a surface marker buoy (SMB) and stay with your group. Brief the current direction before entry.
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Conditions
Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for Caits Reef
Caits Reef Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for Caits Reef, sourced from NOAA buoy data - nearest station: Open-Meteo grid (-12.11, 96.83) (0km away)
August Averages
Air Temperature
26.21°C
79°F
Wind Speed
10.53 m/s
20.5 knots
Atmospheric Pressure
1013.1 hPa
Based on 5 years of monitoring data · Data sources: NOAA NDBC
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