Twin Peaks & Buoyancy World

Surat Thani, Thailand18 m maxbeginner

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Satellite view of Twin Peaks & Buoyancy World

Twin Peaks & Buoyancy WorldSurat Thani · 18 m

Fair · 3/5

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conditions visualisation

Fair3/5

Some chop right now — best window today 7 AM–5 PM.

Wind17 kn W

Current~0.2 kn ESE · model

Swell

0.1 m · 3s · N

Water

29 °C

Conditions through the day

6 AM6 PM

Calmest current near slack — 06:30 AM local

Sunrise 06:09 AM · Sunset 06:15 PM local

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On-face swell 0.6 m — the component of the swell aimed at this site’s exposed face. Current is a regional model value (Copernicus, ~9 km grid) — a guide to the area, not a precise reef measurement. Imagery © Esri · not depth or visibility.

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Marine forecast via Copernicus Marine. Score is a rule-based guide from swell/wind vs. the site's exposure — always dive your own assessment.

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About this site

Twin Peaks & Buoyancy World is located off Surat Thani province in the Gulf of Thailand, in the waters around Koh Tao that draw much of the region's dive traffic. The site reaches a maximum depth of 18 metres over a sand bottom, with light current and good visibility, and is rated a beginner dive. Parrotfish and sweetlips are common on the site, and divers have also reported bannerfish, batfish, butterflyfish, clownfish, fusiliers, grouper, lionfish, moray eels, humphead wrasse, nudibranchs, snapper, stingrays and wrasse.

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Marine life here

Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.

GrouperGrouperReported here · unconfirmed
ButterflyfishButterflyfishReported here · unconfirmed
Moray eelMoray eelReported here · unconfirmed
StingrayStingrayReported here · unconfirmed
Hong Kong ButterflyfishChaetodon wiebeliReported here · unconfirmed
Blue-barred ParrotfishScarus ghobbanReported here · unconfirmed
Doublebar RabbitfishSiganus virgatusReported here · unconfirmed
Blackeye ThicklipHemigymnus melapterusReported here · unconfirmed
Redbreast Maori WrasseCheilinus fasciatusReported here · unconfirmed
Longfin BannerfishHeniochus acuminatusReported here · unconfirmed
Slingjaw WrasseEpibulus insidiatorReported here · unconfirmed
Pink Skunk AnemonefishAmphiprion perideraionReported here · unconfirmed
Titan TriggerfishBalistoides viridescensReported here · unconfirmed
BannerfishBannerfishReported here · unconfirmed
SnapperSnapperReported here · unconfirmed
FusilierFusilierReported here · unconfirmed
LionfishLionfishReported here · unconfirmed
ClownfishClownfishReported here · unconfirmed
NudibranchNudibranchReported here · unconfirmed
SweetlipsSweetlipsConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
ParrotfishParrotfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
BatfishBatfishReported here · unconfirmed
Napoleon (humphead) wrasseNapoleon (humphead) wrasseReported here · unconfirmed
WrasseWrasseReported here · unconfirmed

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