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Farikede
Farikede Faru · Fuvahmulah, Maldives
EntryBoat
Max depth40 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyLaccadive Sea
Water temp29–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Farikede is a reef dive site near Fuvahmulah, Gnaviyani Atoll, Maldives, in the Laccadive Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 40 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Commonly reported marine life includes manta rays, hammerhead sharks, mola mola, thresher sharks, tiger sharks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 29 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
Honeycomb MorayGymnothorax favagineus
Ocellated Eagle RayAetobatus ocellatus- Bicolor Cleaner WrasseLabroides bicolor
Giant TrevallyCaranx ignobilis
Hawksbill TurtleEretmochelys imbricata
Leaf ScorpionfishTaenianotus triacanthus
Maldive AnemonefishAmphiprion nigripes
Nearby sites
- 1Kudhu Falhagando0.9 km
- 2Bilhifeyshi ( Hook box )1.4 km
- 3Tiger Wall2.0 km
- 4Merikafalhu ( Tiger point )2.2 km
- 5Tiger sharks feeding point2.3 km
- 6Merika Falhagando2.7 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org