South Point is the best Sipadan dive site to see hammerhead sharks. It is possible to see schools of hammerheads but they are usually seen at 40m or below. Hammerheads like the deep water  and strong currents. When the waters are a little cooler they may be seen shallower. It is a similar story with Thresher sharks which can also be seen here and also prefer deep water.
Currents can be strong here so South Point is typically a drift dive with many divers choosing to move away from the wall and stay deep for as long as possible.
For those not lucky enough to see something as exciting as a hammerhead or thresher shark the wall still has plenty to offer and of course you will see green turtles and white tip reef sharks plus schools of jacks.
Scalloped hammerheads are also a possibility at Staghorn Crest on the west side of Sipadan Island. The dive site is names because of the proliferation or staghorn coral, a particularly robust species of hard coral that grows quicker than other coral species and can dominate a reef. Corals are healthy here and crow to  great sizes. Black coral is also prolific. In the afternoons the sun pierces the water at an angle and makes this reef a photographers dream. However, divers looking for the big stuff should swim out away from the reef to scan the blue water for sharks, manta rays and whale sharks. Currents can be strong here, visibility rarely drops below 20m and is normally above 30m.
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