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Coral garden
Male, Maldives
EntryShore
Max depth25 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyLaccadive Sea
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Coral garden is a reef dive site near Male, Kaafu Atoll, Maldives, in the Laccadive Sea. It is reached from the shore with a maximum depth of about 25 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, stingrays, reef sharks, groupers, octopus. 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
Day OctopusOctopus cyanea
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Bigfin Reef SquidSepioteuthis lessoniana
FlowerfishPearsonothuria graeffei
Ocellated Eagle RayAetobatus ocellatus
Pink WhiprayPateobatis fai- Hawksbill TurtleEretmochelys imbricata
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesus
Nearby sites
- 1Diverland Embudu0.3 km
- 2Main jetty exit0.4 km
- 3Bungalow 78 exit0.4 km
- 4Embudu Kandu2.1 km
- 5Embudu Channel / Embudu Express2.6 km
- 6Embudu Finolhu Outside3.7 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