Barracuda Point

Barracuda Point is regularly ranked amongst the top 5 dive sites in the world.

This outstanding dive site has a great barracuda shoal (thousands) often seen in a tornado-like formation.

You will see dozens of turtles in one dive, schools of whitetip sharks, batfish, jacks and barracuda. And everything from nudibranchs to hammerhead sharks.

Topography:

This dive starts off descending deep along the sheer wall, looking out in the blue for pelagics. Eventually, you head towards the south at about 22m deep. There the current will bring you to Barracuda Point where there is a school of thousands of barracuda. You then finish the dive in the shallows of the Coral Garden.

Depth: 40+ metres (131+ feet)

Visibility: 30 metres (100 feet)

Location: North East of Sipadan Island.

Barracuda Point is quite simply a "must dive" if you visit Sipadan.

	Dive site	Min depth	Max depth	Level	Dive Type
1	Barracuda Point	5m 16ft	40m 131ft	AOW	Wall, Reef
2	Coral gardens	10m 33ft	23m 75ft	OW	Wall, Reef
3	Hanging Gardens	5m 16ft	40m 131ft	OW	Wall, Reef, Sharks
4	Lobster lairs	25m 82ft	40m 131ft	AOW	Wall, Reef, Big Fishes
5	North Point	25m 82ft	40m 131ft	AOW	Drift, Wall, Reef, Sharks
6	South Point	20m 65ft	40m 131ft	AOW	Wall, Reef
7	Staghorn Crest	20m 65ft	40m 131ft	AOW	Wall, Reef, Sharks
8	The Jetty	3m 10ft	40m 131ft	OW	Wall, Reef
9	Turtle Cavern	14m 46ft	23m 75ft	AOW	Cave, Reef
10	Turtle Patch	5m 16ft	12m 39ft	OW	Wall, Reef, Sharks
11	Turtle Tomb	17m 56ft	23m 75ft	Divemaster	Cave
12	West Ridge	18m 59ft	40m 131ft	OW	Wall, Reef, Sharks
13	Whitetip Avenue	17m 56ft	40m 131ft	OW	Wall, Reef, Sharks
14	Midreef	5m 16ft	40m 131ft	AOW	Wall, Reef
15	The Drop Off	5m 16ft	40m 131ft	AOW	Wall, Reef

 

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