This dive site, Beacon Bay, is a popular location, particularly renowned for its vibrant night dives. It features a diverse underwater landscape characterized by a gently sloping reef that begins at 5 meters. A significant attraction is the 'Atlantis X' wreck, a sunken liveaboard resting gracefully on this reef slope, offering an intriguing navigation point and historical element to the dive. The site's layout with the sloping reef and wreck allows for varied dive profiles within its manageable depth limits.
Beacon Bay boasts an impressive array of marine life supported by over 300 species of predominantly hard corals. Divers can expect to encounter abundant reef fish, various moray eels, intricate nudibranchs, shrimp, well-camouflaged scorpionfish, schooling batfish, snappers, and venomous lionfish. Keep an eye out for larger inhabitants such as stingrays and reef sharks, which frequent the area.
With generally good visibility and mild to moderate currents, Beacon Bay is suitable for all levels of divers. It is especially recommended for night dives, when different nocturnal creatures emerge. The combination of a healthy coral reef and a fascinating wreck provides excellent opportunities for both wide-angle and macro photography. Freedivers will also find the varying depths from shallow reef tops to deeper sections appealing.
