Fahal Island is located to the North of PDO recreation club beach and takes about 10 minutes to reach. It offers a variety of dives for all levels of diver and has some challenging wrecks (depth wise) for the qualified divers.

Places of note are covered over but comprise in depth terms (and I can be corrected)

• Ray Bay 6m to 20m

• Tug 28m

• Barge 25-26m

• Hamburger Bay 6m to 24m

• North Point 21m to 30m

• East Bay 5m to 18m

• South Point 5m to 15m

• Shallow Reef 15m to 38m

• Deep Reef 24m to 40+

• Rodgers Barge 42m

• The Launch 50m

Ray Bay

Shallow and sheltered from all but North Easterlies. An ideal site for novice and junior divers. There are two buoys located in the bay which are used by all dive operators, not just RAHSAC.
The bay is frequented by an abundance of rays, and the occasional shark has been seen.
Lots of corals, hard and soft can be seen and all the fish associated with that habitat.
Depths vary from 6M to 20M at the south east end of the bay.

Good for snorkelling.

Hamburger Bay

Sheltered in all but Westerlies and good diving for all levels of  diver. Depth ranges from 20m in the north of the bay and along the submerged wall to 5-6m nearer the rock face. There are very interesting rock formations and reef balls at two locations. Noted for eagle rays and all other varieties as well as lion fish and eels. Sometimes subject to current from the north but mostly a comfortable and safe place to dive.

Good for snorkelling

Hamburger Bay

North Point

North Point is as the name suggests the north point of the island. Identifiable by two rocky outcrops visible at all states of the tide. Recently a new buoy has been put in place and it enables boats to moor rather than dropping an anchor which can damage the sea life.

The buoy is located in approximately 22 m and provides access to a number of interesting dives. Diving around the two outcrops can reveal great rock canyons full of fish. It can also be a starting point to a dive around the top of the island and back in to Ray Bay. Caution is needed here if a strong current is encountered which can wash the divers out towards deep reef and 40m+.

Diving to the west of the buoy will take the divers down to approaching 30m+ very quickly and really there is not much to see after you leave the island. Diving can be carried out in a southerly direction down towards Hamburger Bay, but the topography can be a bit bleak in parts.

The dive is suitable for Sports Divers and above as deep water (20m+) is encountered when descending the buoy chain. Ocean Divers can dive this site but require to have a competent diver with them.

Not very suitable for snorkelling.

East Bay / Cave Site

Great for the Ocean Diver as the depths in the bay are within the 20m limit. Good for night dives as it is sheltered from all but Southerlies. A buoy is provided for mooring.

The Cave is a swim through which is accessible at high water, a little unnerving at first but once you have done it you will. Noted for corals and loose rock boulders it is an interesting dive site for those wanting to see a variation of sea life. The cave is said to be inhabited by sharks but I have not seen any. Now rays and that is is different matter, as the sandy patches are host to many of the species of ray found at the island.

The sort of depths we see at East bay range, depending on tide from 4m to 20m.

The bay is subject to current which is utilised to provide drift dives along this side of the island. Good for snorkelling close up to the rock face.

Before Gonu this was a beautiful dive for hard coral and all the species of fish that live in that habitat. The storm surge of Gonu broke the coral but surprisingly it is starting to recover.

The south side is shallow with depths ranging 4m to 12m and is a good place to introduce Ocean Divers to open water. It has a lot of very nice sites, reef balls and rocks. It is good for turtles in season and many a big one has been seen here.Again the type of bottom (sand at 12m to 15m) is good for rays. Like East Bay there is a buoy for mooring and it provides good practice for navigation dives.

At certain tides a strong current can be experienced in either direction but mostly running down from East Bay to South Point. This can provide some very lively drift diving experience.

Good for combination dives, snorkelers and divers as the shallow waters provide good visibility.

Tug and Barge

Two the easier wrecks off the island these are located off of Ray Bay in 28m and 24m respectively (depending on tide). Both wrecks can be accessed from Ray Bay by swimming out on a bearing from the more northerly buoy at 90 degrees (fro the Tug). A course of 310 degrees from the back of the tug will take you to the Barge and 215 degrees from the Barge will take you back to Ray Bay.

The Tug is a small inshore towing tug with front wheel house and towing deck behind. The towing winch and cable can still be seen where the deck plates are missing. The wheel house can be investigated safely but as with all wrecks care must be taken not to get entangled. The condition of the vessel is deteriorating but for  swim rounds and over it is safe. Entry into the vessel is not allowed on RAHSAC dives.

The wrecks provide good diving for Sports level and upwards and are used for navigation exercises.

There is a large honeycomb eel living on the Tug and he or she is very obliging to photographers.