Beacon Point
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About this site
Beacon Point sits at the southern tip of Similan Island 8 and is a deep rocky dive, with depths from 5 to 40 metres. It has massive boulders from 20 to 35 metres on a white sandy bottom, and a rock at the surface that resembles a face.
The dive can lead up to the west or east toward Beacon Reef, and the two are often dived together. It benefits from more protection from sea and weather than most western Similan sites. It is said to have more coral species than any other Similan dive site.
Sharks and rays are common, and there are plenty of large fish. Along this stretch of reef you also find angelfish, butterflyfish, fairy basslets, pufferfish, porcupinefish, triggerfish and moray eels, with schools of bluefin trevally, snappers, fusiliers, goatfish and longnose emperors.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
TriggerfishTriggerfishReported here · unconfirmed
Blue DragonPteraeolidia semperiReported here · unconfirmed
Powder Blue TangAcanthurus leucosternonReported here · unconfirmed
Striped SurgeonfishAcanthurus lineatusReported here · unconfirmed
Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicusReported here · unconfirmed
Redlip ParrotfishScarus rubroviolaceusReported here · unconfirmed
Titan TriggerfishBalistoides viridescensReported here · unconfirmed
Roundhead ParrotfishChlorurus strongylocephalusReported here · unconfirmed
Indo-Pacific Sergeant MajorAbudefduf vaigiensisReported here · unconfirmed
Hammerhead sharkHammerhead sharkReported here · unconfirmed
FusilierFusilierReported here · unconfirmed
AngelfishAngelfishReported here · unconfirmed
PufferfishPufferfishReported here · unconfirmed
TrevallyTrevallyReported here · unconfirmed
SnapperSnapperReported here · unconfirmed
Varicose Wart SlugPhyllidia varicosaObserved near here · iNaturalist
Moorish IdolZanclus cornutusObserved near here · iNaturalist
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