Maldives

Scuba Diving in the Maldives

Water temperature:

24°C (75°F) in February and July to 27°C (81°F) in April, May and September

Suit:

5mm shortie

Visibility:

15 - 40 metres (50 - 130 feet)

Type of diving:

Reef and drift diving, very few wrecks

Marine life:

Hammerheads, grey reef sharks, white tip reef sharks, eagle rays, manta rays, turtles, frogfish, triggerfish, surgeonfish, jacks, trevallies, snappers, napoleon wrasse, barracudas... the list is almost endless!