Anemone Reef

Havelock Island, Andaman And Nicobar Islands, Indiareef16 m maxbeginner

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Conditions & tides

Satellite view of Anemone Reef

Anemone ReefHavelock Island · 16 m

Fair · 3/5

© Esri

conditions visualisation

Fair3/5

Some chop right now — best window today 6 AM–4 PM.

Wind15 kn SW

Current~0.2 kn SW · model

Swell

0.5 m · 4s · S

Water

29 °C

Conditions through the day

5 AM5 PM

Calmest current near slack — 02:15 PM & 02:15 AM local

Sunrise 05:36 AM · Sunset 05:43 PM local

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On-face swell 0.5 m — the component of the swell aimed at this site’s exposed face. Current is a regional model value (Copernicus, ~9 km grid) — a guide to the area, not a precise reef measurement. Imagery © Esri · not depth or visibility.

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Marine forecast via Copernicus Marine. Score is a rule-based guide from swell/wind vs. the site's exposure — always dive your own assessment.

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About this site

Anemone Reef sits off Havelock Island in India's Andaman archipelago, reached by boat from the island's jetty area in the Bay of Bengal. It's a reef dive with a maximum depth of around 16 metres, rated for beginners. The reef holds bumphead parrotfish, clownfish, damselfish, octopus, parrotfish, pipefish, scorpionfish, and seahorses, and divers have also reported angelfish, frogfish, moray eels, squid, and sweetlips here.

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Marine life here

Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.

Moray eelMoray eelReported here · unconfirmed
OctopusOctopusConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
FrogfishFrogfishReported here · unconfirmed
Tawny Hermit CrabCoenobita rugosusReported here · unconfirmed
Purple Hermit CrabCoenobita brevimanusReported here · unconfirmed
Mottled Lightfoot CrabGrapsus albolineatusReported here · unconfirmed
Boring Giant ClamTridacna croceaReported here · unconfirmed
Moon WrasseThalassoma lunareReported here · unconfirmed
PipefishPipefishConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
SeahorseSeahorseConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
ParrotfishParrotfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Bumphead parrotfishBumphead parrotfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
DamselfishDamselfishConfirmed present · 4 independent sources
ClownfishClownfishConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
ScorpionfishScorpionfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
SquidSquidReported here · unconfirmed
SweetlipsSweetlipsReported here · unconfirmed
AngelfishAngelfishReported here · unconfirmed
Ocellaris AnemonefishAmphiprion ocellarisObserved near here · iNaturalist
Indian LionfishPterois milesObserved near here · iNaturalist

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