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Vaavu Fotteyo Kandu
Felidhoo, Vaavu Atoll, Maldives
Max depth8 m–40 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyLaccadive Sea
Water temp28–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Vaavu Fotteyo Kandu is a dive site near Felidhoo, Vaavu Atoll, Maldives, in the Laccadive Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 40 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes reef sharks, 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
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesus
Sixbar WrasseThalassoma hardwicke
Checkerboard WrasseHalichoeres hortulanus
CornetfishFistularia commersonii
Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicus
Harlequin SweetlipsPlectorhinchus chaetodonoides
Redfin ButterflyfishChaetodon trifasciatus
Redtail ButterflyfishChaetodon collare
Nearby sites
- 1Fushi Kandu2.0 km
- 2Fotteyo Kandu6.8 km
- 3Keyodhoo Shipwreck9.9 km
- 4Devana Kandu22 km
- 5Alimatha Jetty23 km
- 6Alimatha Circus23 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org