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All dive sits surrounding Gem & Kapas Island
Marang, Terengganu, Malaysia
Water bodySouth China Sea
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataJan–Oct
About this site
All dive sits surrounding Gem & Kapas Island is a reef dive site near Marang, Terengganu, Malaysia, in the South China Sea. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
GreenfishStichopus chloronotus
Scissortail SergeantAbudefduf sexfasciatus
Cushion StarCulcita novaeguineae
Clown AnemonefishAmphiprion ocellaris
Blue-spotted StingrayTaeniura lymma
Crown-of-thorns StarfishAcanthaster planci
Banded Coral ShrimpStenopus hispidus
Nearby sites
- 1Moonraker62 km
- 2Amazing Grace62 km
- 3Redang - Terumbu Kili63 km
- 4Redang - Che Isa64 km
- 5Redang - South Tip64 km
- 6Redang - Black Coral64 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org