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Baa Atoll Hanifaru Bay
Eydhafushi, Baa Atoll, Maldives
Max depth5 m–15 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyLaccadive Sea
Water temp26–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Baa Atoll Hanifaru Bay is a dive site near Eydhafushi, Baa Atoll, Maldives, in the Laccadive Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 15 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, moray eels, stingrays, jacks, octopus. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 26 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Ember ParrotfishScarus rubroviolaceus
Clark's AnemonefishAmphiprion clarkii
Day OctopusOctopus cyanea
Yellowhead ButterflyfishChaetodon xanthocephalus
Maldive AnemonefishAmphiprion nigripes
Titan TriggerfishBalistoides viridescens
Blacktip Reef SharkCarcharhinus melanopterus
FlowerfishPearsonothuria graeffei
Nearby sites
- 1Housereef East2.4 km
- 2Housereef West2.5 km
- 3Blue Hole6.5 km
- 4Hanifaru Bay6.9 km
- 5Hanifaru Bay Marine Protected Area7.0 km
- 6Bodu Gaa7.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org