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Banner Reef
Guraidhoo, Maldives
EntryBoat
Max depth22 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyLaccadive Sea
Water temp26–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Banner Reef is a reef dive site near Guraidhoo, Kaafu Atoll, Maldives, in the Laccadive Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 22 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes reef sharks, eagle rays, moray eels, groupers, sea turtles. 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
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesus
Ocellated Eagle RayAetobatus ocellatus- Oriental SweetlipsPlectorhinchus vittatus
- Maldive AnemonefishAmphiprion nigripes
Blacktip Reef SharkCarcharhinus melanopterus- Clark's AnemonefishAmphiprion clarkii
- Titan TriggerfishBalistoides viridescens
- Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Nearby sites
- 1Guraidhoo Corner0.1 km
- 2Medhu Faru0.2 km
- 3Guradoo Kuda Kandu0.2 km
- 4Guradoo North0.2 km
- 5Guradoo South0.4 km
- 6Guraidhoo Channel0.7 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org