Andaman & Nicobar Islands · boat
The Wall
Channel between Havelock Lighthouse and Peel Island, Swaraj Dweep
12.05968°N, 92.96043°E
Havelock's namesake wall: a sloping-to-vertical drop from about 10 m into the channel, scattered with fan corals, coral rock and sand pockets. Among the deepest regularly dived sites in the Andamans.
- Depth
- 10–55 m
- Vis
- 12–30 m
- Current
- moderate
- Health
- 3 / 5
Typical 24 m
27–30 °C
mild surge
Durable coral / reef health
- Geo (surface approx.)
- 12.05968°N, 92.96043°E
- Entry / access
- boat
- Difficulty
- intermediate
Surface/known-site approximation at the mooring in the Havelock–Peel channel. No GPS underwater.
Boat dive, 10–15 minutes from Govind Nagar jetty. Fixed mooring buoy; backward-roll entry. Dive windows are timed around ferry traffic in the shipping channel.
Open Water (deep sections need Advanced / Deep)
Hazards
- high · Shipping channel
Ferry and cargo traffic; stay with the boat and respect timed windows.
- high · Depth
Wall drops past 40–55 m. Narcosis and no-deco limits are real.
- moderate · Current
Mild to moderate east-flowing current; drift technique useful.
Marine life
Typical: Napoleon wrasse, giant grouper, moray eel, octopus, gorgonian fans, sweetlips, parrotfish
Seasonal: trevally, barracuda, tuna
Crocodilefish on the sand · scorpionfish on the wall · occasional octopus mating displays
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
- 4/ 5
- Current
- 3/ 5
- Temp
- 5/ 5
- Life
- 4/ 5
- Reef
- 3/ 5
- Diff.
- 4/ 5
- Crowd
- 3/ 5
- Visibility
- 4 / 5
- Current / surge
- 3 / 5
- Water temperature
- 5 / 5
- Marine-life richness
- 4 / 5
- Coral / reef health
- 3 / 5
- Difficulty
- 4 / 5
- Crowding
- 3 / 5
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What it was like today
Latest verified snapshot
8 Aug 2026, 10:00 am IST · Continental Scuba · boat 1 · operator-verified
Channel green, 18 m on the wall. Current picked up on the last third; still a clean fun-dive profile.
- Vis
- 18 m
- Temp
- 28 °C
- Life / reef
- 4 / 3
- Crowd
- 2 / 5
moderate
mild surge
Verified report axes
Felt difficulty 4/5
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.
2 verified reports · avg vis 16 m · 28.5 °C · crowding 2.5/5
- Life
- 4
- Reef
- 3
- Diff.
- 3.5
8 Aug 2026, 10:00 am IST · Continental Scuba · boat 1 · operator-verified
Channel green, 18 m on the wall. Current picked up on the last third; still a clean fun-dive profile.
vis 18 m · moderate current · 28 °C · crowding 2/5
life 4/5 · reef 3/5 · difficulty 4/5
21 Jul 2026, 10:30 am IST · Continental Scuba · instructor · operator-verified
Slightly milkier than last month. Soft coral still dense; one new line on the 18 m gorgonian.
vis 14 m · mild current · 29 °C · crowding 3/5
life 4/5 · reef 3/5 · difficulty 3/5
Something changed: New fishing line on the 18 m gorgonian. Cut and recovered.
Living record
Change log
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2 attributed edits on this plate
2 Mar 2026 · Continental Scuba · skipper · centre verified · access
Added ferry-window constraint for the shipping channel mooring.
11 Feb 2026 · Continental Scuba · instructor · centre verified · depth
Recorded working max of 55 m on the channel drop, typical 24 m for fun dives.
unknown → 10–55 m (typical 24 m)
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