Andaman & Nicobar Islands · boat
South Button
Button Islands Marine National Park
12.22350°N, 93.06920°E
A tiny island of stacked rock columns, overhangs, a western mini-wall and an eastern coral garden. Park water, often gin-clear. Continental's South Button day is a flagship trip and every dive is operator-verified.
- Depth
- 6–30 m
- Vis
- 18–40 m
- Current
- variable
- Health
- 5 / 5
Typical 16 m
27–30 °C
moderate surge
Durable coral / reef health
- Geo (surface approx.)
- 12.22350°N, 93.06920°E
- Entry / access
- boat
- Difficulty
- intermediate
Island-scale approximation inside the Button Islands MNP. Not a pinpoint on the reef.
Day-trip boat from Havelock into the marine national park. Permits and park rules apply. West side wall to ~25 m; east side coral garden in less than 12 m.
Open Water on the garden; Advanced for the wall
Hazards
- moderate · Park regulations
MNP rules, no take, no gloves on coral, packing out everything.
- moderate · Remote pickup
Further from the jetty; weather can shut the trip.
Marine life
Typical: vertical rock columns, coral gardens, turtle, reef fish
Seasonal: reef shark
Often the clearest water in the Havelock day-trip set
Durable site rating
Multi-axis score
Separate axes — not one vague star, and not today's water. Public rollup is the 1 verified rating on this plate. This is not a community count.
- Vis
- 5/ 5
- Current
- 3/ 5
- Temp
- 5/ 5
- Life
- 4/ 5
- Reef
- 5/ 5
- Diff.
- 3/ 5
- Crowd
- 2/ 5
- Visibility
- 5 / 5
- Current / surge
- 3 / 5
- Water temperature
- 5 / 5
- Marine-life richness
- 4 / 5
- Coral / reef health
- 5 / 5
- Difficulty
- 3 / 5
- Crowding
- 2 / 5
File today's conditions — timestamped, separate from this score.
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What it was like today
Latest verified snapshot
12 Apr 2026, 8:10 am IST · Continental Scuba · park day · operator-verified
Park day, west wall first. Water gin-clear, almost empty — one other boat at the garden.
- Vis
- 32 m
- Temp
- 28 °C
- Life / reef
- 4 / 5
- Crowd
- 1 / 5
mild
moderate surge
Verified report axes
Felt difficulty 3/5
Condition reports
What it was like
Timestamped snapshots — not the durable site rating. Public page shows verified-report rollup only: centre-verified author and a dive verification other than none.
1 verified report · avg vis 32 m · 28 °C · crowding 1/5
- Life
- 4
- Reef
- 5
- Diff.
- 3
12 Apr 2026, 8:10 am IST · Continental Scuba · park day · operator-verified
Park day, west wall first. Water gin-clear, almost empty — one other boat at the garden.
vis 32 m · mild current · 28 °C · crowding 1/5
life 4/5 · reef 5/5 · difficulty 3/5
Living record
Change log
Structured field edits, named and attributed. Anyone can read. Phase 1: published on submit · centre-verified authors only. There is no staff moderation queue — this log is the record.
1 attributed edit on this plate
28 Feb 2026 · Continental Scuba · instructor · centre verified · access
Documented west-wall vs east-garden split and MNP permit requirement.
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Durable multi-axis scores sit on the rating plate. File a timestamped condition report, CoralWatch colour, or debris card on today's report. Public averages stay verified-only. Book at a Havelock dive centre.