Ernie’s Cave Dive Site Video


Depth 24m
Travel Time – 4m

On a flood tide you can start this dive in the shallows of Monkey Beach and follow the reef down to 30m / 99ft. There a large rocky coral formations littered with green tree corals, siphon sponges and Gorgonian Seafans.

On a multilevel dive you can make your way up the reef, where you can see crinoids and make your way to a small cave at 21m / 69ft. Big – eye soldier fish can be spotted as well along with blue- spotted trevally, surgeonfish and unicornfish. If you finish of the dive shallow you can see an abundance of soft corals, small snapper, sweetlips and small fauna.

On an ebb tide you can drift along the reef while seeing feather stars, moray eels, turtles and fusiliers to name but a few species. This is a popular night dive when tubeworms can be spotted at their best. You can drift all the way to Sabang Point with minimal effort. Cross currents are common on a flood tide.