Great Wall
Why dive here
With 142+ marine species recorded in the area - including barracuda, blue-spotted stingrays, eagle rays, sea turtles and sperm whales - Great Wall offers some of Sipadan's richest wall diving. Water ranges 29-31°C, warmest May, October, November.
Dropping down the sheer face of the Great Wall at Sipadan feels like falling off the edge of the world. It’s a deep dive, plummeting hundreds of metres, so we usually stick to the top 30-40m where grey reef sharks patrol. Look for schools of barracuda forming their famous cyclones, and keep an eye on the blue for hammerheads if you’re lucky. This site is for experienced divers comfortable with depth and potential currents.
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Conditions
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Great Wall Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for Great Wall, sourced from Open-Meteo marine data + Copernicus Marine (EU) - nearest station: Open-Meteo marine grid (4.12, 118.63) (0km away)
October Averages
Sea Temperature
30°C
87°F · Range: 29.4–31.5°C
Current Speed
4.12 cm/s
Direction: E (104°)
Chlorophyll-a
0.055 mg/m³
Very clear (oligotrophic)
Salinity
31.68 PSU
Based on 4 years of monitoring data · Data sources: Open-Meteo marine data + Copernicus Marine (EU)
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