Reef
down to 35 m
Banana Reef
Curved North Malé reef with caves, overhangs and caverns between 10 and 25 m, and a section known as the 'Washing Machine'.
- Advanced
- Manta rays
Open Water≤18 m
Alimatha Jetty (night)
Dive site in Maldives
A night dive off a resort pier in Vaavu where dozens of tawny nurse sharks and Jenkin's whiprays gather.
- Max depth
- 25 m
- Level
- Open Water
- Best months
- Dec–May
- Current
- Mild
The dive
A jetty / pier dive. Known for nurse sharks, whitetip reef sharks and stingrays.
Who it's for
Open Water≤18 mSource: padi.com
Recommended minimum: Open Water (PADI Open Water, CMAS/FFESSM N1).
Conditions
- Dive type
- Jetty / pier
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
- Night dive
- Possible
What you might see
- Nurse sharks
- Whitetip reef sharks
- Stingrays
Season in Maldives
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Dec–May.
Source: liveaboard.comWhere is the Maldives?
The point shows the Maldives area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Maldives
Pinnacle
down to 42 m
Fish Head (Mushimasmingili Thila)
A protected North Ari pinnacle where grey reef sharks are the main players, alongside schools of batfish and vast schools of fusiliers.
- Experienced
- Grey reef sharks
Pinnacle
down to 30 m
Maaya Thila
North Ari pinnacle from 6 m to beyond 30 m; at slack-current night dives, vast numbers of fusiliers arrive on the crown to feed.
- Advanced
- Whitetip reef sharks
Reef
down to 40 m
Manta Point (Lankanfinolhu)
A manta cleaning station near Lankanfushi, busiest in the southwest monsoon (May–September) when mantas move east with the plankton.
- Advanced
- Manta rays
Drift
down to 30 m
Cocoa Thila
A 400 m South Malé pinnacle sloping to a 30 m drop-off, with grey reef sharks, eagle rays and large schools of fusiliers.
- Experienced
- Grey reef sharks
Drift
down to 25 m
Ellaidhoo House Reef
North Ari house-reef wall from the surface to about 25 m, with a colourful terrace of groupers and moray eels.
- Advanced
- Groupers
About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.