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Thundercliff
Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island, Australia
EntryBoat
Max depth21 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyIndian Ocean
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataJan–Jul
About this site
Thundercliff is a dive site near Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island, Australia, in the Indian Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 21 m. Commonly reported marine life includes hammerhead sharks, barracuda, groupers, moray eels, nudibranchs. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 26 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Brown SurgeonfishAcanthurus nigrofuscus
Raccoon ButterflyfishChaetodon lunula
Black TriggerfishMelichthys niger
Whitecheek SurgeonfishAcanthurus nigricans
Arc-eye HawkfishParacirrhites arcatus
Yellowhead AngelfishCentropyge joculator
Whale SharkRhincodon typus
Yellow GoldiePseudanthias evansi
Nearby sites
- 1West White Beach3.2 km
- 2Eidsvold Wreck5.5 km
- 3Perpendicular Wall5.6 km
- 4Flying Fish Cove (Jetty dive)7.7 km
- 5Thundercliff Cave9.1 km
- 6Egeria Point9.7 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org