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Black Coral Point
Hikkaduwa, Southern Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka
Water bodyLaccadive Sea
Water temp28–30°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Oct
About this site
Black Coral Point is a cave and reef dive site near Hikkaduwa, Galle, Sri Lanka, in the Laccadive Sea. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea turtles, moray eels, jacks, groupers, nudibranchs. 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
Striped SurgeonfishAcanthurus lineatus
Blackbar TriggerfishRhinecanthus aculeatus
Indian Vagabond ButterflyfishChaetodon decussatus
Orange-lined TriggerfishBalistapus undulatus
Convict SurgeonfishAcanthurus triostegus
Indo-Pacific SergeantAbudefduf vaigiensis
LollyfishHolothuria atra
Nearby sites
- 1Kirala Gala2.7 km
- 2Silva Point5.2 km
- 3Goda Gala5.3 km
- 4Earl of Shaftesbury6.1 km
- 5Conch dive site8.3 km
- 6Aluth Gala16 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org