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Mbudya Patches
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
EntryBoat
Max depth15 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyIndian Ocean
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Mar
About this site
Mbudya Patches is a reef dive site near Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in the Indian Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 15 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 26 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
- Barred GhoulInimicus filamentosus
Humpback WhaleMegaptera novaeangliae- Pemba ChromisChromis pembae
- Smooth GrouperDermatolepis striolata
- Somali ButterflyfishChaetodon leucopleura
- Twospot HogfishBodianus bimaculatus
- White WrasseHalichoeres trispilus
Nearby sites
- 1Fungu Yasini Reef8.0 km
- 2Mwamba Mkadya11 km
- 3Mbudya Spit12 km
- 4Bedford Bank13 km
- 5Pangavini Reef13 km
- 6Moore Bank14 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org