Pilot Reef

Havelock Island, Andaman And Nicobar Islands, Indiareef22 m maxbeginner

Conditions & tides

Channel site — tidal current funnels through here and can run fast, changing quickly with the tide. It is usually strongest around mid-tide and eases near the slack windows below. Dive with a local operator who knows the timing.

Pilot ReefHavelock Island · 22 m

Good · 5/5

conditions visualisation

Good5/5

Calm and diveable right now — best window today 6 AM–4 PM.

Wind13 kn SW

Current~0.3 kn S · model

Swell

0.6 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 05:42 PM local

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Tide · local

Outlook — select a day for full conditions

On-face swell 0.2 m — the component of the swell aimed at this site’s exposed face. Strong-current reef: plan a drift and enter near the slack windows above. 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.

Scored by DiveConnect's site-physics model

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

Pilot Reef lies in the waters off Havelock Island, part of the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago in the Bay of Bengal off India's eastern coast. Havelock, known locally as Swaraj Dweep, is a hub for dive operators running boat trips out to a number of reef sites in the surrounding channel. Pilot Reef itself sits over a reef bottom to a maximum depth of around 22 metres and is rated a beginner dive. Angelfish, bannerfish, scorpionfish, surgeonfish, and trevally are common here, along with leopard sharks and manta rays passing through. Divers have also reported fusiliers, garden eels, marble rays, octopus, reef sharks, snapper, and even the odd Napoleon wrasse on 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.

Marble rayMarble rayReported here · unconfirmed
Reef sharkReef sharkReported here · unconfirmed
Manta rayManta rayConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
FusilierFusilierReported here · unconfirmed
Boring Giant ClamTridacna croceaReported here · unconfirmed
Tawny Hermit CrabCoenobita rugosusReported here · unconfirmed
Common Box CrabCalappa hepaticaReported here · unconfirmed
Ornate SandgobyIstigobius ornatusReported here · unconfirmed
Blue ButtonPorpita porpitaReported here · unconfirmed
common hairy crabPilumnus vespertilioReported here · unconfirmed
Ocellaris AnemonefishAmphiprion ocellarisReported here · unconfirmed
BannerfishBannerfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Napoleon (humphead) wrasseNapoleon (humphead) wrasseReported here · unconfirmed
Leopard / zebra sharkLeopard / zebra sharkConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
AngelfishAngelfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
SurgeonfishSurgeonfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
TrevallyTrevallyConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
ScorpionfishScorpionfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
OctopusOctopusReported here · unconfirmed
Garden eelGarden eelReported here · unconfirmed
SnapperSnapperReported here · unconfirmed