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Vaageli Faru
Guraidhoo, Kaafu Atoll, Maldives
EntryBoat
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyLaccadive Sea
Water temp26–31°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Vaageli Faru is a reef dive site near Guraidhoo, Kaafu Atoll, Maldives, in the Laccadive Sea. It is reached from a boat. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea turtles, jacks, groupers, reef sharks, nudibranchs. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 26 to 31 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Hawksbill TurtleEretmochelys imbricata
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Blackbar TriggerfishRhinecanthus aculeatus
Orange-lined TriggerfishBalistapus undulatus
Peacock GrouperCephalopholis argus
Powderblue SurgeonfishAcanthurus leucosternon
Steephead ParrotfishChlorurus strongylocephalus
Yellowfin SurgeonfishAcanthurus xanthopterus
Nearby sites
- 1Vaageli Faru Nord0.4 km
- 2Vaageli Faru Süd0.4 km
- 3Vaageli Corner0.5 km
- 4Vaageli Faru Tila0.7 km
- 5Vaageli Tila0.9 km
- 6Vaageli Bodu Faru1.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org