Tokong Laut and the outer sites sit in the South China Sea off Pulau Redang, covering a wide range of dive terrain: pinnacles, walls, canyons, caves, drift dives, wrecks, and artificial reefs. Water is warm throughout the open season, rising from the high twenties in early spring to the low thirties by May and June, then easing back as the Northeast Monsoon approaches. The sites are closed from November to February. Tokong Laut itself is a prominent pinnacle roughly fifteen hundred metres offshore, drawing divers for its sloping wall and the chance to encounter whale sharks, Napoleon wrasse, bumphead parrotfish, blacktip reef sharks, and green sea turtles. The collection of nine sites spans beginner-friendly shallows to thirty-metre advanced dives, with boat access required for most.
Monthly water temperature across Tokong Laut & Outer Sites's sites, from satellite sea-surface data corrected for depth. The band shows the site-to-site spread.
Water temperature climbs from the high twenties in March to the low thirties by late spring, then holds around thirty degrees through October before the monsoon closes the area. The warmest months suit a three-millimetre wetsuit comfortably, while the shoulder months around March and November can feel slightly cooler on longer dives.
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Water temperature around Tokong Laut & Outer Sites ranges from about 28°C in January to 31°C in May, based on satellite sea-temperature data for its dive sites.
With water around 28–31°C, a rash guard or 3mm shorty works in Tokong Laut & Outer Sites year-round.
Fin maps 9 sites in Tokong Laut & Outer Sites (9 scuba diving sites and 1 snorkelling spots, with some suited to both).
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