Month |
What's about |
Temperature |
Water temp. |
January |
Turtles lay their eggs along the coast with some turtles hatching. Manta rays can be seen |
Low to high 30C |
25-28C |
February |
Turtles hatching First of the coral spawn 7-8 nights after the full moon |
Low to high 30C |
25-28C |
March |
Main Coral spawning events. Manta rays about |
Low to high 30C |
25-28C |
April |
Whale sharks. Manta rays. Coral spawning |
Low 30C |
22C |
May |
Whale sharks. Manta rays |
Low 30C |
22C |
June |
Humpback whales start their annual migration north to their breeding grounds. |
Mid to high 20C |
19-22C |
July |
Humpback whales migrating north. Bait fish schools accumulate outside the reef. Sailfish appear outside the reef. |
Mid to high 20C |
19-22C |
August |
Humpback whales and Sailfish |
Mid to high 20C |
19-22C |
September |
Humpback whales. Sharks start schooling in Skeleton Bay. |
Mid 20's to mid 30's C |
20-24C |
October |
Reef sharks schooling in a nearby bay, can be seen from the beach. Humpback whales migrating south. Turtles start mating. Schools of squid. |
Mid 20's to mid 30's C |
20-24C |
November |
Reef sharks in nearby bay. Schools of squid |
Mid 20's to mid 30's C |
20-24C |
December |
Reef sharks in nearby bay. Turtles lay their eggs. Manta rays |
Low to high 30C |
25-28C |