Kimud Shoal

Kimud Shoal is a submerged plateau off North Cebu, known among divers for thresher sharks that rise from deep water to visit cleaning stations along its upper slopes. It’s an experienced-diver site — current can run strong depending on tide, and this isn’t a casual reef dive.

• Thresher shark and occasional hammerhead sightings cluster around the cleaning stations on the shoal’s upper slopes.
• Walls and drop-offs around the plateau carry solid coral cover for the rest of the dive once the sharks move off.
• Early morning offers the best odds — the sharks use the cleaning stations before boat traffic picks up later in the day. Local dive operators build day trips around Kimud alongside other North Cebu sites, part of a small-boat dive economy that’s become a steadier income source than fishing alone for some of the coastal barangays here.

Explore More in North Cebu Mainland

• Sandira Beach
• Odlot Hideaway Beach
• Balidbid Lagoon