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Koh Tao · Surat Thani

Chumphon Pinnacle

Rocks covered in anemones, schools of fish, groupers and moray eels.

🤿 Dive site🤿 DivingGulf of Thailand

📅 When to go📍 On the map

Pink anemonefish at Chumphon Pinnacle
Photo: yeowatzup, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Chumphon Pinnacle

Access type
🤿 Dive site
Mainly for scuba diving; not automatically suitable for snorkelers.
Location
North-west of Koh Tao, Surat Thani.
Activity
Mainly diving.
How you get into the water
No access from a beach; boat dive.
Under water
Rocks covered in anemones, schools of fish, groupers and moray eels.
Level and depth
The top is about 14 metres under water; the site goes much deeper.
Good to know
Less suitable as a first introduction. This is a dive site, not a snorkeling reef.
Access now
No separate, current guarantee of access was found; check local access and conditions on the spot.

When to go to Chumphon Pinnacle

Month by month, following the seasons from our research. Weather, waves, current and tide on the day itself decide whether it works.

  1. JanOff season
  2. FebMain season
  3. MarMain season
  4. AprMain season
  5. MayMain season
  6. JunPossible
  7. JulPossible
  8. AugPossible
  9. SepOff season
  10. OctOff season
  11. NovOff season
  12. DecOff season

Main season: February, March, April, May.

Koh Tao and Koh Phangan: February–May is a strong general starting point. Suitable conditions can also occur in summer; pick the sheltered side of the island on the day itself. Later in the year the Gulf rainy season can have more influence.

Source: visitkohtao.org, outthailand.com

Chumphon Pinnacle on the map

Pinch to zoom; tap a point for more info. Open circles: approximate location.

About the location

10.17248, 99.77868. Location according to the source below.

Source of the coordinates: Thai Wreck Diver GPS 'Chumphon Pinnacles #1' N10°10.349′ E99°46.721′ thaiwreckdiver.com; OpenStreetMap openstreetmap.org (10.17193, 99.77831); PADI 10.17161, 99.78022

Video: Chumphon Pinnacle

Chumphon Pinnacle Dive 🐢 Eel Encounter + Massive Fish Schools | Koh Tao Thailand · TheAmericanTravelGuy · 8 May 2026. Video from YouTube; it only loads when you click. A video shows what it looked like then, not whether it is allowed or safe now.

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