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Aluth Gala
Galle, Southern Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka
Water bodyIndian Ocean
Water temp28–30°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Oct
About this site
Aluth Gala is a reef dive site near Galle, Sri Lanka, in the Indian Ocean. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, jacks, sea turtles, groupers, moray eels. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 28 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
LollyfishHolothuria atra
Bluering AngelfishPomacanthus annularis
Indian Vagabond ButterflyfishChaetodon decussatus
Moorish IdolZanclus cornutus
Serpent's HeadMonetaria caputserpentis- Barred QueenfishScomberoides tala
Bigeye TrevallyCaranx sexfasciatus
Nearby sites
- 1S S Rangoon1.2 km
- 2SS Orestes1.7 km
- 3Unuwatuna Coral Reef4.3 km
- 4Cave dive site5.6 km
- 5Gala pita gala dive site5.7 km
- 6Sea Horse6.1 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org