Fuvahmulah
Gnaviyani Atoll, Maldives
- Typical depth
- 25 m
- Type
- Shark
- Level
- Advanced
Notes
Year-round tiger sharks.
Marine life
- Rays
- oceanic manta (Aug–Nov), reef manta, eagle ray, devil ray
- Other
- mola mola (occasional)
- Sharks
- tiger shark (resident year-round, baited at harbour), thresher shark (Jan–Apr), scalloped hammerhead (Jul–Oct schools), silvertip, grey reef shark, whitetip reef shark, occasional whale shark, occasional oceanic whitetip
- Turtles
- hawksbill, green
- Pelagics
- yellowfin tuna, dogtooth tuna, giant trevally, wahoo, sailfish
- Whales & dolphins
- spinner dolphin, pilot whale
Site features
- Pelagic
- Tiger Shark Dive
- Baited Dives Offered
- Cleaning Station
- Open Ocean
- No Atoll Lagoon
- Wall
When to dive
- Best
- Jan–Apr, Aug–Nov
- Avoid
- May–Jun
Fuvahmulah is the Maldives' only single-island atoll, sitting in deep open ocean between Huvadhu and Addu in the southern atoll chain (second-southernmost administrative atoll). Its lagoon channel was sealed by coral boulders historically, so the island has no protective lagoon and is exposed to large ocean swells. Tiger sharks are resident year-round at the harbour cleaning/baited site (the only place in the world with a near-100% tiger shark hit rate). Thresher sharks Jan–Apr at the SE corner cleaning station, scalloped hammerhead schools Jul–Oct, oceanic mantas Aug–Nov, mola mola occasional. Year-round divable; SW monsoon (May–Jul) brings the roughest seas. Strict tiger-shark briefing required.
Conditions & access
- Visibility
- 20–40 m
- Water temp
- 27–30 °C
- Current
- Strong
- Access
- Open access
- Min cert
- Advanced Open Water + 30 logged dives; tiger-shark briefing mandatory; Nitrox useful
Location
0.3000° S, 73.4167° E
Sources
Curated from 1 source
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