Spread out over just 300m, the Elphinstone Reefs appear unremarkable after a cursory glance from the dive boat’s rails. What looks like a narrow spit is in fact a sharpened arrow point, coral slopes dropping away to vertical cliffs in the north, south and east. Only to the west can one find sandier slope landings that mask small caves that have never before tasted the open air. The steep embankments however are precisely why the location is much sought after by experienced divers looking to drift the strong currents running mostly from north to south. The currents are highly unpredictable but capable of pulling you past several meters of graceful gorgonian fans and silvery sea whips rushing past you in a blur before you’re dumped rather unceremoniously at the southern reef tip. From here, you can be fished out by your assigned dive boat. Most divers however, would choose to spend their time buffeted by the currents at the northern end. This is where the monsters of the deep emerge, giant trevallies with obsidian black pupils set deep into its liquid silver scales, tuna with their jutting lips and sharp conical spikes. If you’re truly after that chance encounter with the gentle whitetip reef shark, it would be good to return frequently to increase your chances of a sighting which is otherwise completely unpredictable. Dolphin pods are surprisingly spotted much more frequently, their eager clicking and playful frolicking a delight to watch under the dancing rays of the sun.