The Wall: Vertical Drama
& Predator Action Awaits

The Wall is Havelock’s most dramatic vertical dive, a 45-meter drop-off covered in purple, red, yellow, and white soft corals. Discovered in 2004, this was one of the first sites charted around Havelock and it is still a favorite for the topography and the wildlife action.

The cliff edge draws in hunting pelagics. You can watch barracuda and trevallies launch coordinated attacks on baitfish schools. During December-March, octopus mating season makes the dive even more interesting.

Just 10-15 minutes from the jetty, you descend onto the ridge at 10-12 meters. The reef stretches 80 meters-coral rocks, sandy patches, and the first fish aggregations. Octopuses camouflage among the rocks. Cuttlefish squirt ink in dramatic displays.

Then you reach the wall. The bottom drops away into blue-a vertical cliff plunging to 55 meters. Soft corals in every color cover the wall face. Napoleon wrasse (“Pierre,” the resident male) patrols his territory. Above, barracuda and giant trevally hunt schooling fusiliers in coordinated attacks.

Caves, ledges, and crevices create micro-habitats full of macro life: nudibranchs, ornate ghost pipefish, cleaner shrimp. The east side offers the sharpest drop-off; the west side provides a gentler return slope. Every dive here is different. Currents, wildlife, and light all change from one visit to the next.