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Bawe Reef
Zanzibar, Tanzania
Max depth18 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyIndian Ocean
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Mar
About this site
Bawe Reef is a reef dive site near Zanzibar, Mjini Magharibi, Tanzania, in the Indian Ocean. It has a maximum depth of about 18 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, moray eels, nudibranchs, cuttlefish, lionfish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 26 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Azure Sea StarLinckia laevigata
Allard's AnemonefishAmphiprion allardi
Threespot DascyllusDascyllus trimaculatus
Goldbar WrasseThalassoma hebraicum
Scissortail SergeantAbudefduf sexfasciatus
Redfin ButterflyfishChaetodon trifasciatus
Chocolate HindCephalopholis boenak
Speckled SandperchParapercis hexophtalma
Nearby sites
- 1Bawe Island - North0.1 km
- 2Bawe South1.2 km
- 3The Royal Navy Lighter1.7 km
- 4Two Stones2.0 km
- 5Aquarium2.7 km
- 6The Great Northern3.9 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org