Conditions & tides
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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
Kandu Faru sits within Ari Atoll, one of the larger atoll systems in the Maldives, west of Male. As a faru, or channel reef, it is the kind of site typically reached by dhoni or liveaboard from resorts and operators based in the atoll.
AI overviewMarine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicusReported here · unconfirmed
Clark's AnemonefishAmphiprion clarkiiReported here · unconfirmed
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesusReported here · unconfirmed
Longfin BatfishPlatax teiraReported here · unconfirmed
Emperor AngelfishPomacanthus imperatorReported here · unconfirmed
Oriental SweetlipsPlectorhinchus vittatusReported here · unconfirmed
Blackfin AnemonefishAmphiprion nigripesReported here · unconfirmed
Whitetip SoldierfishMyripristis vittataReported here · unconfirmed
Sabre SquirrelfishSargocentron spiniferumReported here · unconfirmed
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