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Medhu Faru
Guraidhoo, South Male Atoll, Maldives
Max depth30 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyLaccadive Sea
Water temp28–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Medhu Faru is a channel, drift, reef and wall dive site near Guraidhoo, Kaafu Atoll, Maldives, in the Laccadive Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 30 m. 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 North0.1 km
- 2Banner Reef0.2 km
- 3Guraidhoo Corner0.2 km
- 4Guradoo South0.3 km
- 5Guradoo Kuda Kandu0.3 km
- 6Guraidhoo Channel0.8 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org