Cliff takes its name from the wall that begins just behind the entry: within fifty metres of swimming you are above forty metres of water. The entry runs over a wooden jetty at the resort, which makes orientation simple. That makes it a good place to get used to wall diving.
Cliff is an advanced shore dive on the west coast: entry from a jetty, reef top at four to six metres and a steep wall running to thirty-eight metres.
Under the jetty a sand strip with garden eels, then a reef top at four to six metres that turns abruptly into a steep wall. Large vase sponges stand on the wall, with black coral bushes from about twenty-five metres. Barracuda often hang above the rim, and at night squid pass along the jetty.
Usable year-round; the light on the wall is best between ten and two. Also one of the better night dives, because the jetty serves as the way back.
The site belongs to the resort: parking is limited and not a given for passers-by. The wall invites you to go too deep, while the finest growth stands between fifteen and twenty-five metres. The jetty is slippery with wet fins.
Decisions on diveability, technique and health belong with STINAPA, a dive school or a doctor. This page only describes the conditions.
Most charts list the site as the house reef of Hamlet Oasis. It is one of the few west-coast entries with a structure to enter from, which has kept it popular for courses for decades.
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