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Praia Da Rocha
Inhambane, Imhambane Province, Mozambique
Water bodyMozambique Channel
Water temp24–28°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Praia Da Rocha is a reef dive site near Inhambane, Mozambique, in the Mozambique Channel. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes whale sharks, nudibranchs, lobsters, octopus, hammerhead sharks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 24 to 28 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Whale SharkRhincodon typus
Ornate Spiny LobsterPanulirus ornatus
Grass OctopusPinnoctopus macropus
Scalloped HammerheadSphyrna lewini
Peacock Mantis ShrimpOdontodactylus scyllarus
Pronghorn Spiny LobsterPanulirus penicillatus
Ram's Horn SquidSpirula spirula
Smooth HammerheadSphyrna zygaena
Nearby sites
- 1Krakatoa0.9 km
- 2Amphitheater2.4 km
- 3Marble Arch3.2 km
- 4Simons Town3.9 km
- 5Robs Bottom4.8 km
- 6Reggies7.1 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org