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Goda Gala
Hikkaduwa, Southern Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka
Max depth23 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyLaccadive Sea
Water temp28–30°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Oct
About this site
Goda Gala is a cave, pinnacle and reef dive site near Hikkaduwa, Galle, Sri Lanka, in the Laccadive Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 23 m. 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
- 1Black Coral Point5.3 km
- 2Kirala Gala7.4 km
- 3Silva Point10 km
- 4Earl of Shaftesbury11 km
- 5Aluth Gala12 km
- 6S S Rangoon13 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org