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Octopus Reef
Matara, Southern Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka
Max depth22 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyIndian Ocean
Water temp28–30°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Oct
About this site
Octopus Reef is a reef dive site near Matara, Sri Lanka, in the Indian Ocean. It has a maximum depth of about 22 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, sea turtles, nudibranchs, moray eels, jacks. 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
Spinner DolphinStenella longirostris
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Indian Ocean Bottlenose DolphinTursiops aduncus
Olive RidleyLepidochelys olivacea
Indian Vagabond ButterflyfishChaetodon decussatus
Striped SurgeonfishAcanthurus lineatus
Convict SurgeonfishAcanthurus triostegus
Moorish IdolZanclus cornutus
Nearby sites
- 1Polhena Reef2.4 km
- 2Diyaba Pare4.5 km
- 3Batic Rock4.6 km
- 4Rock Wall4.7 km
- 5Atharamba Rock4.7 km
- 6Dondra Point7.7 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org