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Sea Horse
Unawatuna, Galle, Sri Lanka
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyIndian Ocean
Water temp28–30°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Oct
About this site
Sea Horse is a dive site near Unawatuna, Galle, Sri Lanka, in the Indian Ocean. Generally suitable for beginners. 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
Indian Vagabond ButterflyfishChaetodon decussatus
Bluering AngelfishPomacanthus annularis
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Painted Spiny LobsterPanulirus versicolor
Convict SurgeonfishAcanthurus triostegus
Moorish IdolZanclus cornutus- Barred QueenfishScomberoides tala
Bigeye TrevallyCaranx sexfasciatus
Nearby sites
- 1Napolioan Reef1.5 km
- 2Cave dive site1.7 km
- 3Gala pita gala dive site1.7 km
- 4Unuwatuna Coral Reef1.8 km
- 5SS Orestes4.5 km
- 6S S Rangoon5.2 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org