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Navy Rock trincomalee
Trincomalee, Eastern Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka
Max depth12 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyBay of Bengal
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataJan–Sep
About this site
Navy Rock trincomalee is a cave and reef dive site near Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, in the Bay of Bengal. It has a maximum depth of about 12 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes moray eels, jacks, lionfish, sea turtles. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
- Banded MorayGymnothorax rueppelliae
- Latticetail MorayGymnothorax buroensis
- Raggy ScorpionfishScorpaenopsis venosa
Yellow-edged MorayGymnothorax flavimarginatus- Sixspot GobyValenciennea sexguttata
Bar-tail MorayGymnothorax zonipectis- Barred MorayEchidna polyzona
- Deepwater FirefishPterois mombasae
Nearby sites
- 1Hospital Reef8.6 km
- 2Navy Island8.6 km
- 3Navy Island Cave8.6 km
- 4Navy Underwater Dive Museum and Wreck8.9 km
- 5Middle Reef9.1 km
- 6Life saving point reef9.2 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org