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Ellaidhoo Chaaya Reef
Mahibadhoo, Alif Dhaal Atoll, Maldives
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyLaccadive Sea
Water temp28–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Ellaidhoo Chaaya Reef is a reef dive site near Mahibadhoo, Alif Dhaal Atoll, Maldives, in the Laccadive Sea. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes reef sharks, nudibranchs, groupers, moray eels, eagle rays. 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
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesus
Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicus
Ember ParrotfishScarus rubroviolaceus
Ocellated Eagle RayAetobatus ocellatus
Sea GoldiePseudanthias squamipinnis
Clown TriggerfishBalistoides conspicillum
Redtooth TriggerfishOdonus niger
Maldive AnemonefishAmphiprion nigripes
Nearby sites
- 1House Reef0.1 km
- 2Ellaidhoo house reef1.1 km
- 3Bidu Thila4.1 km
- 4Halaveli6.8 km
- 5Fish Head7.0 km
- 6Bathalaamaagaa Kanthila7.2 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org