Dhooni Giri

Ari Atoll, Maldivesreefbeginner

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Conditions & tides

Satellite view of Dhooni Giri

Dhooni GiriAri Atoll

Fair · 3/5

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conditions visualisation

Fair3/5

Some chop right now — best window today 8 AM–6 PM.

Wind16 kn WSW

Current~0.3 kn ENE · model

Swell

0.4 m · 5s · WSW

Water

30 °C

Conditions through the day

7 AM7 PM

Calmest current near slack — 05:30 AM & 06:15 PM local

Sunrise 05:56 AM · Sunset 06:03 PM local

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Tide · local

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On-face swell 0.9 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

Dhooni Giri is a reef dive site within Ari Atoll, one of the larger atolls in the central Maldives, west of Male. Sites in this part of the atoll are typically reached by dhoni from nearby resorts and liveaboards operating in the region. It is rated a beginner dive, and divers have reported batfish, fusiliers, garden eels, moray eels, humphead wrasse, reef sharks, scorpionfish, sea turtles, snapper, stingrays, and tuna around the reef.

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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.

Roundhead ParrotfishChlorurus strongylocephalusReported here · unconfirmed
Oriental SweetlipsPlectorhinchus vittatusReported here · unconfirmed
Blacktip Reef SharkCarcharhinus melanopterusReported here · unconfirmed
Eyeline SurgeonfishAcanthurus nigricaudaReported here · unconfirmed
Powder Blue TangAcanthurus leucosternonReported here · unconfirmed
Moorish IdolZanclus cornutusReported here · unconfirmed
Saddleback ButterflyfishChaetodon falculaReported here · unconfirmed
Spotted ParrotfishCetoscarus ocellatusReported here · unconfirmed
Moray eelMoray eelReported here · unconfirmed
Sea turtleSea turtleReported here · unconfirmed
StingrayStingrayReported here · unconfirmed
Reef sharkReef sharkReported here · unconfirmed
Garden eelGarden eelReported here · unconfirmed
BatfishBatfishReported here · unconfirmed
ScorpionfishScorpionfishReported here · unconfirmed
SnapperSnapperReported here · unconfirmed
FusilierFusilierReported here · unconfirmed
TunaTunaReported here · unconfirmed
Napoleon (humphead) wrasseNapoleon (humphead) wrasseReported here · unconfirmed

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