Finger Point

North Male Atoll, Kaafu Atoll, Maldives30 m maxadvanced

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Conditions & tides

Satellite view of Finger Point

Finger PointNorth Male Atoll · 30 m

Fair · 3/5

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conditions visualisation

Fair3/5

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

Wind17 kn WSW

Current~0.3 kn ENE · model

Swell

0.4 m · 4s · WNW

Water

30 °C

Conditions through the day

7 AM7 PM

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

Sunrise 05:55 AM · Sunset 06:01 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

Finger Point lies along the reef edges of North Male Atoll in Kaafu Atoll, in the central Maldives, typically reached by dhoni from resorts and guesthouses around Male following the channel edges and reef points that break up the atoll rim. It reaches a maximum depth of around 30 metres and is rated an advanced dive. Divers have reported bull sharks, guitarfish, hammerhead sharks, nurse sharks, and even tiger sharks passing along this point.

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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.

Nurse sharkNurse sharkReported here · unconfirmed
Hammerhead sharkHammerhead sharkReported here · unconfirmed
Tiger SharkGaleocerdo cuvierReported here · unconfirmed
Bull SharkCarcharhinus leucasReported here · unconfirmed
GuitarfishGuitarfishReported here · unconfirmed
Oriental SweetlipsPlectorhinchus vittatusReported here · unconfirmed
Rockmover WrasseNovaculichthys taeniourusReported here · unconfirmed
Striped SurgeonfishAcanthurus lineatusReported here · unconfirmed
Bluefin TrevallyCaranx melampygusReported here · unconfirmed
Checkerboard WrasseHalichoeres hortulanusReported here · unconfirmed
Redlip ParrotfishScarus rubroviolaceusReported here · unconfirmed
Blackfin AnemonefishAmphiprion nigripesReported here · unconfirmed
Humpback SnapperLutjanus gibbusReported here · unconfirmed
Dot-and-dash GoatfishParupeneus barberinusReported here · unconfirmed
Powder Blue TangAcanthurus leucosternonReported here · unconfirmed
Blacktip Reef SharkCarcharhinus melanopterusObserved near here · iNaturalist
Tawny Nurse SharkNebrius ferrugineusObserved near here · iNaturalist
White-spotted Eagle RayAetobatus ocellatusObserved near here · iNaturalist

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