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Batic Rock
Mirissa city, Southern Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka
Max depth15 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyIndian Ocean
Water temp28–30°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Oct
About this site
Batic Rock is a reef dive site near Mirissa city, Matara, Sri Lanka, in the Indian Ocean. It has a maximum depth of about 15 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, sea turtles, nudibranchs, moray eels, jacks. 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
Spinner DolphinStenella longirostris
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Striped SurgeonfishAcanthurus lineatus
Indian Vagabond ButterflyfishChaetodon decussatus
Indian Ocean Bottlenose DolphinTursiops aduncus
Moorish IdolZanclus cornutus
Convict SurgeonfishAcanthurus triostegus
Olive RidleyLepidochelys olivacea
Nearby sites
- 1Atharamba Rock1.2 km
- 2Rock Wall1.2 km
- 3Diyaba Pare1.4 km
- 4Octopus Reef4.6 km
- 5Polhena Reef5.0 km
- 6Yala Rock7.2 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org