{"id":980,"date":"2026-03-24T14:29:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T07:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bophutdiving.com\/en\/?page_id=980"},"modified":"2026-03-25T15:35:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T08:35:15","slug":"white-rock-dive-site","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bophutdiving.com\/en\/index.php\/white-rock-dive-site\/","title":{"rendered":"White Rock dive site"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">\ud83c\udf0a White Rock Dive Site \u2014 Koh Tao, Thailand<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>White Rock<\/strong> dive site is one of the largest and most diverse dive sites around Koh Tao, located between the island and Nang Yuan Island in the Gulf of Thailand. It\u2019s a favorite for both training dives and more advanced exploration thanks to its size and variety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-regular-font-size\">\ud83d\udccd Overview<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Depth:<\/strong> ~5 to 22 meters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Level:<\/strong> Beginner to advanced (multi-level site)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Conditions:<\/strong> Generally calm, mild currents, visibility 10\u201330m<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-regular-font-size\">\ud83e\udea8 Site Layout<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>White Rock isn\u2019t just one rock\u2014it\u2019s a wide area made up of multiple granite pinnacles and coral bommies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Main \u201cWhite Rock\u201d pinnacle<\/strong> \u2013 named for its pale color, rises from ~22m to ~10m<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Shallow reef plateau<\/strong> \u2013 extensive coral garden ideal for long, slow dives<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Separate bommies and swim-throughs<\/strong> scattered across sandy seabed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Deeper sections<\/strong> with isolated rocks that attract larger marine life<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Because of its size, dive routes can vary a lot\u2014no two dives feel the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-regular-font-size\">\ud83d\udc20 Marine Life Highlights<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>White Rock is known for <strong>high fish density and variety<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Schools of snapper, fusiliers, and barracuda<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Giant groupers and trevallies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Blue-spotted stingrays and occasionally eagle rays<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Moray eels, including giant morays<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Batfish and rabbitfish cruising the reef<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Frequent turtle sightings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Night dives: hunting cuttlefish, crabs, and shrimps<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-regular-font-size\">\ud83e\udd3f Why Divers Love White Rock<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Huge site<\/strong> \u2013 explore different routes over multiple dives<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Great progression<\/strong> \u2013 shallow areas for beginners, deeper zones for advanced divers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Excellent for night diving<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>High chance of bigger fish encounters<\/strong> compared to shallower sites<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/bophutdiving.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhiteRockMap-1024x572.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-982\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:20px;border-bottom-right-radius:20px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bophutdiving.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhiteRockMap-1024x572.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bophutdiving.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhiteRockMap-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bophutdiving.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhiteRockMap-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bophutdiving.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhiteRockMap-600x335.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bophutdiving.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhiteRockMap.jpg 1376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83c\udf0a White Rock Dive Site \u2014 Koh Tao, Thailand White Rock dive site is one of the largest and most diverse dive sites around Koh Tao, located between the island and Nang Yuan Island in the Gulf of Thailand. It\u2019s a favorite for both training dives and more advanced exploration thanks to its size and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"dive-site-sail-rock","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-980","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bophutdiving.com\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bophutdiving.com\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bophutdiving.com\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bophutdiving.com\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bophutdiving.com\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=980"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/bophutdiving.com\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/980\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":995,"href":"https:\/\/bophutdiving.com\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/980\/revisions\/995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bophutdiving.com\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}