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Silva Point
Hikkaduwa, Southern Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka
Water bodyLaccadive Sea
Water temp28–30°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Oct
About this site
Silva Point is a reef dive site near Hikkaduwa, Galle, Sri Lanka, in the Laccadive Sea. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea turtles, jacks, moray eels, groupers. 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
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Striped SurgeonfishAcanthurus lineatus
Indian Vagabond ButterflyfishChaetodon decussatus
Orange-lined TriggerfishBalistapus undulatus
Blackbar TriggerfishRhinecanthus aculeatus
Indo-Pacific SergeantAbudefduf vaigiensis
Convict SurgeonfishAcanthurus triostegus
Yellowfin SurgeonfishAcanthurus xanthopterus
Nearby sites
- 1Earl of Shaftesbury1.2 km
- 2Conch dive site3.1 km
- 3Kirala Gala3.4 km
- 4Black Coral Point5.2 km
- 5Goda Gala10 km
- 6Aluth Gala21 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org