Diving
Fuvahmulah

Guide

Scuba diving in Fuvahmulah: what to expect

Fuvahmulah is a single island in the far south of the Maldives with no lagoon and no barrier reef. The reef drops steeply into the deep ocean right off the coast, so dives are short boat rides away and often end in open blue water. This is ocean diving: currents and conditions change, and the reward is big animals that rarely come so close elsewhere in the Maldives.

Diving conditions

Condition	What to expect
Water temperature	About 27–30 °C all year
Visibility	Often 20–40 m; best in the dry season
Currents	From none to strong, depending on site and tide
Depth	Tiger Garden 8–12 m; ocean reefs from 15 to 30+ m
Level	Advanced Open Water recommended

What you can see, season by season

Species	When
Tiger sharks	All year
Thresher sharks	All year, more often from October to December
Scalloped hammerheads	October to April
Whale sharks	January to May
Oceanic manta rays	March to May

Dive sites around the island

Besides the tiger shark dive at Tiger Garden, we dive the reefs along the north and south of the island, where the wall meets the open ocean. These sites are known for thresher sharks in the early morning, hammerheads in season, schools of tuna and barracuda, and the chance of oceanic visitors in the blue.

Can Open Water divers dive in Fuvahmulah?

Some dives are suitable for Open Water divers with good buoyancy, but most Fuvahmulah dives are ocean dives with current. We recommend Advanced Open Water; write to us and we will plan the right dives for your level.

Do I need a wetsuit?

With water at 27–30 °C a 3 mm wetsuit is enough for most divers.