South Point
Protected Area
Sipadan Island Park
Why dive here
With 142+ marine species recorded in the area - including barracuda, blue-spotted stingrays, eagle rays, sea turtles and sperm whales - South Point offers some of Sipadan's richest reef diving. Water ranges 29-31°C, warmest May, October, November.
South Point on Sipadan delivers exactly what it promises: a classic wall dive with some serious current. We usually drop in and let the water push us along, keeping an eye on the sheer face that drops into the blue. It’s where you’ll often spot grey reef sharks cruising out in the open, and sometimes, if you’re lucky, a hammerhead will ghost past in the deeper water. The wall itself is riddled with crevices, home to nudibranchs and smaller reef fish, but the real draw is the parade of pelagics pushed in by the flow. This is a site for divers comfortable with drift diving and keeping an eye on their buddies.
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Conditions
Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for South Point
South Point Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for South Point, 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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