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Nyali Reef

Mombasa, Kenya Coast, Kenya

EntryBoat

Max depth20 m

LevelBeginner-friendly

Water bodyIndian Ocean

Water temp25–29°C

Estimated from climate dataYear-round

About this site

Nyali Reef is a reef dive site near Mombasa, Coast, Kenya, in the Indian Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 20 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes lionfish, nudibranchs, octopus. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 25 to 29 °C over the year.

Conditions by month

BestGoodMixed

OctoberBest

Typically one of the best months here.

Marine life

Recorded nearby

Blue-black UrchinEchinothrix diadema
Banded UrchinEchinothrix calamaris
Speckled ShrimpMetapenaeus monoceros
Crown-of-thorns StarfishAcanthaster planci
Indian White PrawnPenaeus (Fenneropenaeus) indicus
Giant Tiger PrawnPenaeus (Penaeus) monodon
Green Tiger PrawnPenaeus (Eopenaeus) semisulcatus
Ring CowrieMonetaria annulus

Nearby sites

Straight-line distances.

Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org