Diving Sites

Miri's dive sites has some of the worlds healthiest hard and soft corals according to research and was recently discovered in the last five years or so making this dive destination a desirable and unique one to visit. Dive sites here are also part of the Miri Sibuti Coral Reef National Park which is highly protected.

There are a total of 38 dive sites in Miri and the below are the most popular ones for beginners and advanced divers. The sites covers 100,000km of coral reefs which is about 34 per cent of the total worldwide and are also home to over 3,000 species of fish and breeding grounds for 600 of 800 species of coral reefs in the world, making Miri waters the richest in coral reef species and marine life.

The reefs in Miri are all patch reefs with varying depths from 7 to 30 meters with average visibility of 10 to 30 meters. This highly depends on the currents and season for diving and also weather permitting. Most of the dive locations have next to no currents and the water temperature averages around 30 degree Celsius.

Aside from its natural dive spots, Miri also has 5 shipwreck dive spots. Of all artificial reefs the Kenyalang Wreck is the most beautiful among them, which was a joint development by Shell and Petronas many years ago.

There are two main dive operators here where Coco Dive being the pioneer operator, is a reputable and professional dive operator here and they are specialise in all of Miri Diving Sites are, highly recommended by many people who have been here.

All the sites listed below are just a short boat ride from the city (Times given in brackets). All descriptions are courtesy of Tropical Dives.


Eve's Garden (10 Minutes)
This shallow reef of just 20 to 40 feet is carpeted with soft corals such as leather corals, elephant's ear and dead man's fingers. Giant anemones and clown fishes are all over the reef. The schooling yellow tail fusiliers and angelfishes also characterise this reef.

Atagu Maru Wreck (15 Minutes)
A World War II era Japanese warship wreck just off Lutong. The 100 meter ship sits upright with the top deck just 10 meters below the surface. Most of the hull is covered with cave corals. A large moray eel has made its home here and travelly, jacks and barracudas are frequently seen.

Anemone Garden (30 Minutes)
One of the most interesting reefs with a depth range of 10 - 16 meters, with hard and soft corals, anemones and their symbolic clown fishes, bubble corals, anchor corals, colorful dendronepthya soft corals, feather stars, giant clams, nudibranches and schooling yellowtails.

Siwa Reef (25 Minutes)
The largest reef in Miri, some 800m in length, and the depth ranges from 8-18m. Divers will certainly be left awed by the many large boulders, huge and undamaged table corals of Miri. Leopard Sharks, huge Marble Rays, and mixtures of wonderful contrast marine life can be sited here.

Sea Fan Garden (30 Minutes)
This unique 16 meter deep reef provides an excellent environment for an amazing variety of gorgonian sea fans, sea whips and schooling batfish.

Sunday Reef (35 Minutes)
Large hard corals make up this richly inhabited 11-16 meter deep reef, populated with anemones, clown fishes and nudibranches.

VHK Reef (40 Minutes)
This reef is named after our respectful instructor, Mr Voo Heng Kong, and is covered with sea-whips swaying among the hard coral and sea fan. Average diving depth is around 17 metres, where divers will find schools of jacks, small barracudas, anemones, clownfish and many more species of marine life.

Batu Belais Reef (45 Minutes)
A picturesque reef covered with gorgonian trees and seafans. Batfishes are common among the long swaying sea whips - a photographer's heaven.

Santak Point (45 Minutes)
The average visibility here is 30 meters or more. Large gorgonian fans of 2 meters in size are all over the top of the reef at 21 meters. The reef edge drops to 35 meters.

Tukau Drop-Off (50 Minutes)
An exciting drop-off reef (20-40 meters) with a vertical wall. Schooling jacks, barracudas, napoleon Wrasses, yellowtail fusiliers and large groupers are always present, and sharks and trumpet fish are occasionally seen here.

Grouper Patch (60 Minutes)
Giant groupers inhabit this reef of 15-18 meters depth. Spiny lobsters are also present together with yellowtail fusiliers and other schooling fishes.

Sri Gadong Wreck (60 Minutes)
A small 30 meter cargo ship sits on an 18 meter sand bottom. The whole wreck is teeming with life; jacks, yellow grunts, batfish and barracudas circle the wreck while giant groupers swim in or out of the cargo holds.


Visibility in Miri : 10 to 30 meters
Nearest Dive Site from Miri : 15 minutes boat ride
Best time to dive in Miri : March - September or November (depending on the weather)
What to see while diving in Miri : Cuttlefish, rays, whale shark, nudibranches, all kinds of corals

Dive Packages : RM615 to RM1,000 per person
Divers per boat : per day: 16 divers max