Circus
Protected Area
Little Bay
Why dive here
With 288+ marine species recorded in the area - including barracuda, dolphins, eagle rays, humpback whales and nurse sharks - Circus offers some of Sandy Island's richest diving.
Circus, off Sandy Island, sits on a flat sandy bottom at 18m. It’s an intermediate dive, often quite relaxed, with plenty of room to explore. We typically find stingrays camouflaged in the sand, garden eels swaying in the gentle current, and occasionally some smaller reef fish passing through. It’s a good spot for divers who enjoy a slower pace and want to practice their buoyancy over sand.
Typical Circus Dive Profile
Illustrative profile based on site depth and type. Actual dive profiles vary - always follow your dive computer and training.
Safety Notes
Always perform a 3-minute safety stop at 5m before surfacing.
Nearest Dive Centres to Circus
Dive shops near Circus
Scuba Zen
Bubble Shop
Octopus Diving Center
The Dive Shop
Friendly Island Divers
Scuba Shack
Reviews for Circus
Conditions
Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for Circus
Circus Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for Circus, sourced from NOAA buoy data - nearest station: Open-Meteo grid (18.27, -63) (0km away)
August Averages
Air Temperature
28.11°C
83°F
Wind Speed
8.76 m/s
17.0 knots
Atmospheric Pressure
1015 hPa
Based on 5 years of monitoring data · Data sources: NOAA NDBC
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