Shark Point
Protected Area
Tanjung Tukah Turtle Sanctuary
Why dive here
With 153+ marine species recorded in the area - including sea turtles, sperm whales, whale sharks and pufferfish - Shark Point offers some of Perhentian Islands's richest diving. Water ranges 28-31°C, warmest May, June, August.
Shark Point, just off Perhentian Besar, is a solid dive for when you want a bit of everything. We’ve had dives here where the current was gentle, letting us drift past fields of honeycomb and bubble coral, spotting bicolour nudibranchs inching along. It’s a good place to look for stonefish, blending right into the reef, and the usual suspects like blackfish and tigerfish patrol the shallows. The real draw, as the name suggests, are the blacktip reef sharks often cruising through, though we've heard whispers of whale shark sightings, too – keep an eye on the blue. We think it’s a pretty easy dive, suitable for most skill levels, and a nice way to spend an afternoon.
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Flora Bay Divers
Dive Buddy Dive Center
Cosmic Divers
The Barat Dive Center
Perhentian Island Divers
Coral View Dive Center
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Conditions
Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for Shark Point
Shark Point Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for Shark Point, sourced from Open-Meteo marine data + Copernicus Marine (EU) - nearest station: Open-Meteo marine grid (5.91, 102.77) (0km away)
October Averages
Sea Temperature
30°C
87°F · Range: 29.4–31.2°C
Current Speed
6.71 cm/s
Direction: SE (116.6°)
Salinity
31.46 PSU
Based on 4 years of monitoring data · Data sources: Open-Meteo marine data + Copernicus Marine (EU)
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