Depth
16–20 m
Level
Intermediate
Visibility
12–20 m
Boat
45 min
Current
Moderate current
Water
27–30°C
Named for what schools on it.
Twenty metres, moderate current, and walls of barracuda that hold position against it. The current is the reason the schools are there, so it is not a site to wish calm.
When this site dives
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Open through the Maha monsoon, when the east is shut. Closed May to October under the Yala monsoon.
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