- Type
- Reef
- Typical depth
- 25 m
- Level
- Beginner
- Visibility
- 20–30 m
- Water temp
- 27–30 °C
- Current
- Mild
- Access
- Open access
- Min cert
- Open Water
- Thila
- Overhangs
- Caves
- Reef
- Beginner-Friendly
- Classic Site
When to dive
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Banana Reef in North Malé Atoll was one of the first Maldivian sites dived in the 1970s — a banana-shaped thila with overhangs, caves, and coral outcrops on the eastern side. Year-round diving in the Maldives; NE monsoon (Dec–Apr) brings the clearest water and calmest seas on the eastern atolls, while SW monsoon (May–Oct) shifts the action to the western edges. Currents are typically mild to moderate on the thila itself.
4.2728° N, 73.5694° E
Marine life
- Rays
- eagle ray, stingray, occasional manta
- Macro
- moray eel, scorpionfish
- Corals
- hard coral overhangs, soft corals, sea fans
- Sharks
- whitetip reef shark, blacktip reef shark, grey reef shark (occasional)
- Turtles
- hawksbill, green
- Pelagics
- giant trevally, barracuda
- Reef fish
- napoleon wrasse, snapper schools, sweetlips, oriental sweetlips, fusiliers, bannerfish
Dive clubs that visit this site
- Dive Club Maldivessource
Maldives (multi-resort), Maldives · Dive centre
- Euro-Divers Kurumba Maldivessource
North Malé Atoll, Maldives · Dive centre
- Extreme Dive (Sheraton Maldives Full Moon)source
North Malé Atoll, Maldives · Dive centre
Sources
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