Tenggol Island · Malaysia · Wall · Drift
The Edge
Drift past a rock at about 17 m to where the seabed falls away into the blue
The Edge is a wall dive on Tenggol Island with a depth range of 12 to 25 m. The first half of the dive runs along the wall; the point of it comes in the second half, when you drift past a rock formation at about 17 m and the seabed suddenly drops away steeply into deep blue water, which is where the site gets its name.
Where it is and how deep
4.7939° N, 103.6838° EPublished position for this site.
The dive
The dive starts at the shallow end of the wall, around 12 m, and runs along it with the rock on one side and open water on the other. The site is dived as a drift, so rather than returning to a mooring you move with the water along the face and the boat follows the group; you hold a steady depth on the wall, within its 12 to 25 m range, and spend the first half of the dive on the wall itself.
The highlight comes in the latter half of the dive. As you drift past a rock formation at approximately 17 m, the seabed beneath you suddenly drops steeply into deep blue water: that drop-off is the edge the site is named for. Hold your depth here rather than following the bottom down, and look out over the drop for whatever is passing in the blue. The dive ends by ascending along the wall to a safety stop in mid-water and surfacing for the boat pickup. Current strength, visibility and marine life are not published for the site.
Marine life and season
The sources we used don't single out particular species here.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Off-season | Off-season | Fair | Good | Good | Good | Good | Prime | Prime | Good | Off-season | Off-season |
Season follows Tenggol Island: The island is closed for the northeast monsoon from November to the end of February; whale sharks are logged mostly from August to October, with a few in May.
Questions divers ask
How did The Edge get its name?+
In the latter half of the dive you drift past a rock formation at approximately 17 m and the seabed suddenly drops steeply into deep blue water. That drop-off is the edge; the wall itself runs from 12 to 25 m.
Sources
- The Edge - Scubago — Scubago
More dive sites in Tenggol Island
Pinnacle
Two submerged hillsides from 35 m up to 12 m, dived only at slack tide
Coral garden
Coral-covered slopes to about 18 m, one of the island's most popular sites
Wreck
A 20 m fishing boat sitting upright in 18 m, sized for a first wreck
Cave & cavern
Cavern and swim-throughs between 8 and 25 m on the island's northeast side
Reef
Flat reef in a bay at the northwest tip, 10 to 18 m, also snorkelled
Reef
Gentle 9 to 25 m slope with a pinnacle further out
Wall
A stone wall from 5 m to beyond 30 m, with nudibranchs and sea slugs for macro lenses
Pinnacle
Pinnacle and boulder terrain to about 35 m on the middle of the three Tokongs
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