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South Reef
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Water bodySouth China Sea
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
South Reef is a reef dive site near Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, in the South China Sea. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, stingrays, groupers, jacks, reef sharks. 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
Clown AnemonefishAmphiprion ocellaris
Moon WrasseThalassoma lunare
Scissortail SergeantAbudefduf sexfasciatus
Spinecheek AnemonefishAmphiprion biaculeatus
Three-striped WhiptailPentapodus trivittatus
Eightband ButterflyfishChaetodon octofasciatus
Quoy's ParrotfishScarus quoyi
Azure Sea StarLinckia laevigata
Nearby sites
- 1Sutera Harbour Marina Swimming Pool1.9 km
- 2Mangrove corner2.0 km
- 3Turtle Patch4.0 km
- 4The Rock4.5 km
- 5Nudi Garden5.3 km
- 6Sapi House Reef5.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org