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Broccoli Patch

West Island, Cocos, Australia

Photo: David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada · CC BY 2.0

EntryBoat

Max depth10 m

LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly

Water bodyIndian Ocean

Water temp27–29°C

Estimated from climate dataFeb–Mar

About this site

Broccoli Patch is a dive site near West Island, Cocos, Australia, in the Indian Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 10 m. Commonly reported marine life includes reef sharks, sea turtles, dolphins, groupers, jacks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 29 °C over the year.

Conditions by month

BestGoodMixed

OctoberBest

Typically one of the best months here.

Marine life

Recorded nearby

Claudia's WrasseHalichoeres claudia
Three-spot WrasseHalichoeres trimaculatus
Whitecheek SurgeonfishAcanthurus nigricans
Threadfin ButterflyfishChaetodon auriga
Lemonpeel AngelfishCentropyge flavissima
Peacock GrouperCephalopholis argus
Powderblue SurgeonfishAcanthurus leucosternon
Ornate ButterflyfishChaetodon ornatissimus

Nearby sites

Straight-line distances.

Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org