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Buddha Island
Nai Harn, Phuket, Thailand
Max depth15 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyStrait of Malacca
Water temp28–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Buddha Island is a channel and reef dive site near Nai Harn, Phuket, Thailand, in the Strait of Malacca. It has a maximum depth of about 15 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes moray eels, groupers, nudibranchs, jacks, lobsters. 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
Azure Sea StarLinckia laevigata
Crown-of-thorns StarfishAcanthaster planci
Moorish IdolZanclus cornutus
Redtail ButterflyfishChaetodon collare
Indo-Pacific SergeantAbudefduf vaigiensis
Moon WrasseThalassoma lunare
Banded UrchinEchinothrix calamaris
Rock-boring UrchinEchinometra mathaei
Nearby sites
- 1Racha Noi1.6 km
- 2Yanui beach2.1 km
- 3Ao Sane beach3.3 km
- 4Nui Beach4.5 km
- 5Kata Beach South6.3 km
- 6Kata Beach North6.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org