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Finolhu Faru
Maafushi, Maldives
EntryBoat
Max depth25 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyLaccadive Sea
Water temp26–31°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Finolhu Faru is a reef dive site near Maafushi, Kaafu Atoll, Maldives, in the Laccadive Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 25 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes reef sharks, groupers, eagle rays, sea fans, sea turtles. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 26 to 31 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Ocellated Eagle RayAetobatus ocellatus
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesus- Maldive AnemonefishAmphiprion nigripes
FlowerfishPearsonothuria graeffei
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima- Clark's AnemonefishAmphiprion clarkii
- Sea GoldiePseudanthias squamipinnis
- Oriental SweetlipsPlectorhinchus vittatus
Nearby sites
- 1Maafushi Thila3.3 km
- 2Digu Kuda Giri3.5 km
- 3Vilivaru Giri4.7 km
- 4Embudhoo Thila4.9 km
- 5Cocoa Corner5.5 km
- 6Biyadoo Kuda Giri5.7 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