Maubara Fort
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About this site
Maubara Fort is a beach dive in Timor-Leste, directly in front of the ruins of the old Portuguese fort at Maubara. The bottom is sand with many big bommies on a gentle slope, and depths run from 5 to 40 metres.
Access from the beach is easy at any time. The current can be strong, so the best time to dive is at slack tide. Open Water certification is enough, and snorkelling is possible too.
Barracuda often pass by and big spiny lobsters hide in the shallows. Tuna, Spanish mackerel and turtles turn up on a lucky day.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Blue-headed WrasseThalassoma amblycephalumReported here · unconfirmed
Reticulated DamselfishDascyllus reticulatusReported here · unconfirmed
Moon WrasseThalassoma lunareReported here · unconfirmed
Blacklip ButterflyfishChaetodon kleiniiReported here · unconfirmed
Neon DamselfishPomacentrus coelestisReported here · unconfirmed
Bicolor ChromisPycnochromis margaritiferReported here · unconfirmed
Cloud WrasseHalichoeres nebulosusReported here · unconfirmed
Bluestreak Cleaner WrasseLabroides dimidiatusReported here · unconfirmed
Dusky SurgeonfishAcanthurus nigrofuscusReported here · unconfirmed
Three-spot DascyllusDascyllus trimaculatusReported here · unconfirmed
MackerelMackerelReported here · unconfirmed
BarracudaBarracudaReported here · unconfirmed
TunaTunaReported here · unconfirmed
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