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Guraidhoo Channel
Guraidhoo Manta Point · Guraidhoo, Maldives
EntryBoat
Max depth32 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyLaccadive Sea
Water temp28–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Guraidhoo Channel is a drift and reef dive site near Guraidhoo, Kaafu Atoll, Maldives, in the Laccadive Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 32 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes reef sharks, eagle rays, moray eels, groupers, sea turtles. 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
Ocellated Eagle RayAetobatus ocellatus- Oriental SweetlipsPlectorhinchus vittatus
- Maldive AnemonefishAmphiprion nigripes
Blacktip Reef SharkCarcharhinus melanopterus- Clark's AnemonefishAmphiprion clarkii
- Titan TriggerfishBalistoides viridescens
- Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Nearby sites
- 1Guradoo Kuda Kandu0.7 km
- 2Guraidhoo Corner0.7 km
- 3Guradoo North0.7 km
- 4Banner Reef0.7 km
- 5Emmadi Giri (Manta Point)0.8 km
- 6Guradoo South0.8 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