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Karon rock
Ban Karon, Phuket, Thailand
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Max depth18 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyAndaman Sea
Water temp28–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Karon rock is a pinnacle and reef dive site near Ban Karon, Phuket, Thailand, in the Andaman Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 18 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, moray eels, nudibranchs, jacks, cuttlefish. 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
Moon WrasseThalassoma lunare
Checkerboard WrasseHalichoeres hortulanus
Striped SurgeonfishAcanthurus lineatus
Two-lined Monocle BreamScolopsis bilineata
Bluelined HindCephalopholis formosa
Bluestreak Cleaner WrasseLabroides dimidiatus
Moorish IdolZanclus cornutus
Nearby sites
- 1Sub Aqua1.3 km
- 2Kata Beach House Reef1.4 km
- 3Kata Beach South3.6 km
- 4Kata Beach North3.6 km
- 5Nui Beach5.1 km
- 6Ao Sane beach6.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org