Breakfast Bend
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About this site
Breakfast Bend is a reef on the south and east sides of Similan Island No. 9 in Thailand. It gets its name because it is a common first dive of the day, usually after breakfast. A gentle slope of branching coral and white sand makes it an easy site, while the southern end, where current hits, has stacked large boulders.
A long shallow reef averaging about 8 m falls away to a sandy bottom at 25 to 30 m, with rocky outcrops, which makes a good multilevel dive. Beginners can stay on the shallow reef while experienced divers start deep and finish shallow. Visibility is often 20 to 25 m, with moderate currents at times. It is a good night dive.
Leopard sharks are common on the deeper sand, sometimes two or three on one dive, and whitetip reef sharks, rays and napoleon wrasse cruise by. Manta rays are seen often. Batfish and barracuda gather on the north side, with Kuhl's stingrays, garden eels, soldierfish and bluefin trevally elsewhere on the reef, and turtles in the shallows.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Reef sharkReef sharkReported here · unconfirmed
Sea turtleSea turtleReported here · unconfirmed
AnthiasAnthiasReported here · unconfirmed
Malacca Bluespotted MaskrayNeotrygon malaccensisReported here · unconfirmed
Powder Blue TangAcanthurus leucosternonReported here · unconfirmed
Leopard / zebra sharkLeopard / zebra sharkConfirmed present · 4 independent sources
AngelfishAngelfishReported here · unconfirmed
Ornate ghost pipefishOrnate ghost pipefishReported here · unconfirmed
UnicornfishUnicornfishReported here · unconfirmed
Garden eelGarden eelConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Manta rayManta rayReported here · unconfirmed
FusilierFusilierReported here · unconfirmed
SweetlipsSweetlipsReported here · unconfirmed
TrevallyTrevallyConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
BatfishBatfishConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
Napoleon (humphead) wrasseNapoleon (humphead) wrasseConfirmed present · 4 independent sources
BannerfishBannerfishReported here · unconfirmed
DamselfishDamselfishReported here · unconfirmed
GrouperGrouperReported here · unconfirmed
TriggerfishTriggerfishReported here · unconfirmed
BarracudaBarracudaConfirmed present · 4 independent sources
OctopusOctopusReported here · unconfirmed
Ghost pipefishGhost pipefishReported here · unconfirmed
Titan TriggerfishBalistoides viridescensReported here · unconfirmed
Redlip ParrotfishScarus rubroviolaceusReported here · unconfirmed
Striped SurgeonfishAcanthurus lineatusReported here · unconfirmed
Blue DragonPteraeolidia semperiReported here · unconfirmed
Moorish IdolZanclus cornutusReported here · unconfirmed
Orangestripe TriggerfishBalistapus undulatusReported here · unconfirmed
Red-tailed ButterflyfishChaetodon collareReported here · unconfirmed
Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicusObserved near here · iNaturalist
Varicose Wart SlugPhyllidia varicosaObserved near here · iNaturalist
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