Sipadan · boat
Barracuda Point
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Sipadan Island, Sabah
4.10000°N, 118.61670°E
Sipadan's north-coast wall and saddle, where vast tornadoes of chevron barracuda and jacks swirl in the current.
- Depth
- 10–40 m
- Vis
- 10–30 m
- Current
- strong
- Health
- Unscored
26–30 °C
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- Geo (surface approx.)
- 4.10000°N, 118.61670°E
- Entry / access
- boat
- Difficulty
- advanced
Approximate position from published sources.
Divers drop on the wall top near 10 m and drift to a sloping saddle around 22 m where barracuda and jacks often form huge spinning schools, with bumpheads and reef sharks passing. Current can switch mid-dive and pull down and away from the island, so guides choose the side to enter and divers carry an SMB. Sipadan requires a Sabah Parks permit (AOW minimum, daily quota, RM350 per day for non-Malaysians, two dives per day since October 2022, no night dives).
Advanced Open Water (Sabah Parks permit minimum)
- Best season
- Year-round; Apr–Dec best, Jul–Aug top
- Last reviewed
- 20 Oct 2026 by editorial
Hazards
- high · Down-currents to the north
- medium · Losing the wall while following schools
Marine life
Typical: chevron barracuda, bigeye trevally, bumphead parrotfish, grey reef shark, whitetip reef shark, green turtle, dogtooth tuna, napoleon wrasse
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Questions people search
How deep is Barracuda Point?
10–40 m.
Is Barracuda Point suitable for beginners?
advanced — Advanced Open Water (Sabah Parks permit minimum)
Sources
- Sipadan dive sites · Dive The World
Supports: depth, visibility, waterTempC, current, level, hazards, marineLife
- Cult Dive: Barracuda Point, Sipadan Island · Alert Diver (DAN Europe)
Supports: depth, waterTempC, current, level, bestSeason, geo, hazards, marineLife
- Tighter restrictions for visiting Sipadan · X-Ray Magazine
Supports: minCert, notes
Where sources disagree
Daily permit quota 120 (Alert Diver, X-Ray Mag 2022) vs 178 (Dive The World). Level 'intermediate to advanced' in both site write-ups vs Sabah Parks' AOW minimum.
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