- Depth range
- 15–30 m49–98 ft
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Entry
- Boat entry
- Visibility
- 10–25 m33–82 ft
- Water temperature
- 25–29°C77–84°F
Dive-site story
What makes this site worth diving
Rising from 200-meter depths off Malapascua Island, Monad Shoal features sandy ledges at 22 to 27 meters where pelagic thresher sharks visit cleaner wrasse stations. Divers descend along fixed mooring lines at dawn to catch peak activity before sunlight reaches deeper water.
Pelagic thresher sharks visiting natural cleaning stations
Seamount topography dropping steeply into an oceanic trench
Dawn descents along fixed mooring ropes
Location
Find the site
Use the map to plan with your operator and confirm the exact entry point on the day.
Plan this dive with care
- Good buoyancy control is required to stay behind sanctuary ropes without damaging reef structure.
- Low dawn light requires carrying a dive light and monitoring decompression limits.
Seasonality
Best time to dive
- JBest
- FBest
- MBest
- ABest
- MBest
- JBest
- J—
- A—
- S—
- O—
- NBest
- DBest
Thresher sharks are present year-round, with calmer seas occurring between November and June.
Marine life
What you may encounter
| Species | Likelihood | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelagic thresher sharkAlopias pelagicus | Common | ||||||||||||
| Cleaner wrasseLabroides dimidiatus | Common | ||||||||||||
| Pelagic stingrayPteroplatytrygon violacea | Seasonal | ||||||||||||
| Giant oceanic manta rayMobula birostris | Rare |
Marine forecast
Current and next 48 hours
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