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Napolioan Reef
Talpe, Southern Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka
Max depth15 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyIndian Ocean
Water temp28–30°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Oct
About this site
Napolioan Reef is a reef dive site near Talpe, Galle, Sri Lanka, in the Indian Ocean. It has a maximum depth of about 15 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes jacks, nudibranchs, lobsters, groupers, moray eels. 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
LollyfishHolothuria atra
Spinner DolphinStenella longirostris
Indian Vagabond ButterflyfishChaetodon decussatus
Bluering AngelfishPomacanthus annularis
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Painted Spiny LobsterPanulirus versicolor
Convict SurgeonfishAcanthurus triostegus
Moorish IdolZanclus cornutus
Nearby sites
- 1Sea Horse1.5 km
- 2Gala pita gala dive site1.7 km
- 3Cave dive site1.8 km
- 4Unuwatuna Coral Reef3.0 km
- 5SS Orestes5.6 km
- 6S S Rangoon6.2 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org