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Yala Rock
Weligama, Southern Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka
Max depth24 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyIndian Ocean
Water temp28–30°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Oct
About this site
Yala Rock is a cave, pinnacle and reef dive site near Weligama, Matara, Sri Lanka, in the Indian Ocean. It has a maximum depth of about 24 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, sea turtles, nudibranchs, moray eels, jacks. 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
Spinner DolphinStenella longirostris
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Olive RidleyLepidochelys olivacea
Indian Ocean Bottlenose DolphinTursiops aduncus
Collector UrchinTripneustes gratilla
Guam ScorpionfishScorpaenodes guamensis
Killer WhaleOrcinus orca- Blacktip TrevallyCaranx heberi
Nearby sites
- 1Atharamba Rock6.9 km
- 2Rock Wall6.9 km
- 3Diyaba Pare7.1 km
- 4Batic Rock7.2 km
- 5Octopus Reef12 km
- 6Polhena Reef12 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org