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Watamu Marine Park
Watamu, Kenya Coast, Kenya
EntryBoat
Max depth24 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyIndian Ocean
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Watamu Marine Park is a reef dive site near Watamu, Coast, Kenya, in the Indian Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 24 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, stingrays, moray eels, octopus, lionfish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 26 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Blue-spotted StingrayTaeniura lymma
Ciliated False SquillaPseudosquilla ciliata
Day OctopusOctopus cyanea
Peppered MorayGymnothorax pictus
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Collector UrchinTripneustes gratilla- Bellybarred PipefishHippichthys spicifer
Powderblue SurgeonfishAcanthurus leucosternon
Nearby sites
- 1Moray Reef and surrounds0.5 km
- 2South Dolphin1.5 km
- 3South Canyon Watamu1.8 km
- 4Tewa Caves2.4 km
- 5Brain Coral2.4 km
- 6Mtwapa Creek68 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org