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Banana Bay
Banana Bay Racha Noi · Rawai, Phuket, Thailand
Max depth25 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyStrait of Malacca
Water temp28–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Banana Bay is a dive site near Rawai, Phuket, Thailand, in the Strait of Malacca. It has a maximum depth of about 25 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Commonly reported marine life includes lobsters, moray eels, groupers, nudibranchs, lionfish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 28 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
FlowerfishPearsonothuria graeffei- Harlot Pygmy GobyTrimma fucatum
Moon WrasseThalassoma lunare
Moorish IdolZanclus cornutus
Guam ScorpionfishScorpaenodes guamensis
Threespot DascyllusDascyllus trimaculatus
Bicolor BlennyEcsenius bicolor
Bluestreak Cleaner WrasseLabroides dimidiatus
Nearby sites
- 1Marina Bay/Marita’s Rock0.9 km
- 2Racha Noi Island3.2 km
- 3Aussie Reef - Racha Noi3.4 km
- 4South Tip5.2 km
- 5Ao Kon Ka Re13 km
- 6Bungalow bay13 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org