Blacktip Reef Shark confirmed 1 month agoPeak season now

Horseshoe

Cocos (Keeling) Islands · Australia

A horseshoe-shaped reef formation on the northern atoll rim creates a natural amphitheatre where currents eddy and concentrate marine life. Manta rays cruise the cleaning stations here with regularity during April through September, joined by eagle rays and the ever-present grey reef and blacktip sharks. The reef crest is extraordinarily healthy, with almost no bleaching visible in recent years, and the drop-off delivers walls of anthias and glassfish.

Conditions

Depth

5 to 28 m

Open water and up

Current

Can be moderate

Can pick up on the edge

Visibility

22 to 35 m

Clearest in the calm season

Water

26 to 30°C

3mm wetsuit

Month by month

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Water (°C)	28	28	28	28	27	26	26	26	27	27	28	28
Vis (m)	18	18	20	22	22	22	22	22	22	20	19	18
Current	Moderate	Moderate	Gentle	Gentle	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Gentle	Gentle	Gentle	Moderate