MV Alpha Funguo

Coast, Kenyawreck28 m maxbeginner

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Conditions & tides

Satellite view of MV Alpha Funguo

MV Alpha FunguoCoast · 28 m

Fair · 4/5

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conditions visualisation

Fair4/5

Some chop right now — best window today 12 PM–7 PM.

Wind7 kn S

Current~0.5 kn NNE · model

Swell

1.2 m · 6s · ESE

Water

27 °C

Conditions through the day

8 AM8 PM

Calmest current near slack — 09:00 AM & 09:15 PM local

Sunrise 06:10 AM · Sunset 06:16 PM local

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On-face swell 1.2 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

The MV Alpha Funguo lies off the Kenyan coast near Mombasa, resting on a sandy wreck bottom at a maximum depth of about 28.4 metres. It is rated a beginner dive, making it accessible to divers without advanced experience. Barracuda, batfish, frogfish, garden eels, grouper, jacks and amberjacks, nudibranchs, and snapper are regularly found around the wreck, while divers have also reported lionfish, moray eels, octopus, reef sharks, scorpionfish, sea turtles, stingrays, and trevally there. Between the confirmed residents and the wider range of reported sightings, the wreck has clearly become a settled habitat on the seabed rather than a bare hull.

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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.

Garden eelGarden eelConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
SnapperSnapperConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Jack / amberjackJack / amberjackConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
StingrayStingrayReported here · unconfirmed
Moray eelMoray eelReported here · unconfirmed
Reef sharkReef sharkReported here · unconfirmed
Sea turtleSea turtleReported here · unconfirmed
ScorpionfishScorpionfishReported here · unconfirmed
TrevallyTrevallyReported here · unconfirmed
LionfishLionfishReported here · unconfirmed
BatfishBatfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Indo-Pacific Sergeant MajorAbudefduf vaigiensisReported here · unconfirmed
Red-knobbed Sea StarProtoreaster linckiReported here · unconfirmed
Three-spot DascyllusDascyllus trimaculatusReported here · unconfirmed
Scissortail SergeantAbudefduf sexfasciatusReported here · unconfirmed
False-eye SergeantAbudefduf sparoidesReported here · unconfirmed
Goldbar WrasseThalassoma hebraicumReported here · unconfirmed
Geometric MorayGymnothorax griseusReported here · unconfirmed
Pink Ghost CrabOcypode ryderiReported here · unconfirmed
Raccoon ButterflyfishChaetodon lunulaReported here · unconfirmed
Hawaiian Convict SurgeonfishAcanthurus triostegusReported here · unconfirmed
BarracudaBarracudaConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
NudibranchNudibranchConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
FrogfishFrogfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
GrouperGrouperConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
OctopusOctopusReported here · unconfirmed

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