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Spot 8

Kampung Kok, Satun, Thailand

Photo: luluchouette · CC BY 4.0

LevelBeginner-friendly

Water bodyStrait of Malacca

Water temp28–30°C

Estimated from climate dataYear-round

About this site

Spot 8 is a dive site near Kampung Kok, Satun, Thailand, in the Strait of Malacca. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, groupers, moray eels, cuttlefish, lionfish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 28 to 30 °C over the year.

Conditions by month

BestGoodMixed

OctoberBest

Typically one of the best months here.

Marine life

Recorded nearby

Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Boring ClamTridacna crocea
FlowerfishPearsonothuria graeffei
Checkerboard WrasseHalichoeres hortulanus
Moon WrasseThalassoma lunare
Crown-of-thorns StarfishAcanthaster planci
Moorish IdolZanclus cornutus
Blackspotted PufferArothron nigropunctatus

Nearby sites

Straight-line distances.

Sources: OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org