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    The Pinnacle dive site
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    Iron Bottom Sound, Solomon Islands
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    The Pinnacle

    Best months: Jul–Oct

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    Why dive here

    With 391+ marine species recorded in the area - including barracuda, blacktip reef sharks, grey reef sharks, humpback whales and orcas - The Pinnacle offers some of Iron Bottom Sound's richest cave diving. Water ranges 29-31°C, warmest January, April, December.

    Best timeJul–Oct
    WetsuitA 3mm shorty or thin full wetsuit
    Marine lifeBarracuda, Blacktip Reef Sharks, Grey Reef Sharks, Humpback Whales and Orcas · 391+ species recorded
    Water29-31°C · warmest January, April, December
    CharacterCave dive
    StandoutExceptional marine biodiversity

    The Pinnacle sits off Ndokendoke Island, a solid forty-minute boat ride, and it’s a dive that lives up to its name. We drop onto a coral-covered summit at around 22 meters, then the rock face just drops away into the deep. Gorgonian fans are everywhere, big ones, mixed in with a good variety of hard and soft corals. It feels like everything’s vying for a spot on the rock. Visibility averages about 11 meters, sometimes less. It's not always gin-clear, but it adds to the atmosphere down there. We’ve seen plenty of Red-faced Squirrelfish tucked into crevices and the occasional Banded sea krait cruising by. If you like the idea of dropping into a deeper blue from a shallower reef, and don’t mind a bit of a current, this one’s a good option for an afternoon dive.

    Safety Notes

    Overhead environment - never enter without proper cave/cavern training, redundant equipment, and a guideline.

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    Conditions

    Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for The Pinnacle

    The Pinnacle Ocean Conditions

    Monthly averages for The Pinnacle, sourced from Open-Meteo marine data - nearest station: Open-Meteo marine grid (-9.03, 159.16) (58km away)

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    October Averages

    Sea Temperature

    30°C

    85°F · Range: 28.7–30.5°C

    Air Temperature

    27°C

    80°F

    Wind Speed

    3.74 m/s

    7.3 knots

    Atmospheric Pressure

    1010.5 hPa

    Based on 4 years of monitoring data · Data sources: Open-Meteo marine data

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