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Manta Reef Tofo
Tofo Manta Reef · Inhambane, Mozambique
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EntryBoat
Max depth18 m–30 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyMozambique Channel
Water temp24–28°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Manta Reef Tofo is a pinnacle and reef dive site near Inhambane, Mozambique, in the Mozambique Channel. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 30 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes whale sharks, nudibranchs, lobsters, moray eels, octopus. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 24 to 28 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Whale SharkRhincodon typus
Ornate Spiny LobsterPanulirus ornatus
Grass OctopusPinnoctopus macropus
Greyspot GuitarfishAcroteriobatus leucospilus
Painted Spiny LobsterPanulirus versicolor
Smalleye StingrayMegatrygon microps
Moorish IdolZanclus cornutus
Peacock Mantis ShrimpOdontodactylus scyllarus
Nearby sites
- 1Tofo Praia do Tofo Bay0.0 km
- 2Mikes Cupboard2.1 km
- 3Hogwarts / Outback2.4 km
- 4Fingers2.8 km
- 5San Sebastian3.1 km
- 6Sherwood Forest3.1 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org