Watamu Marine Park
Protected Area
Watamu
Why dive here
With 225+ marine species recorded in the area - including barracuda, blue-spotted stingrays, great white sharks, humpback whales and octopuses - Watamu Marine Park offers some of Watamu & Malindi's richest reef diving. Water sits around 28°C.
Watamu Marine Park is our easy choice for a warm-up dive in Kenya, especially if you’re new to the Indian Ocean or haven't dived in a while. The maximum depth is 18 metres, usually shallower, which means longer bottom times and lots of light hitting the coral. We've spent many an afternoon here drifting over the reef, just watching the busy activity. It’s a site that always delivers on the smaller stuff: look for knife razorfish dancing above the sand, and we’ve often spotted green turtles cruising past, completely unbothered by divers. The big draw here, though, are the resident grey sweetlips. They often hang out in schools, looking almost silver in the clear water. You can get surprisingly close to them, watching their fins ripple. We recommend an early morning dive if you can swing it – the light is softer, and the reef feels a bit more awake. Currents are generally mild, making it a truly relaxing dive.
Typical Watamu Marine Park Dive Profile
Illustrative profile based on site depth and type. Actual dive profiles vary - always follow your dive computer and training.
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Conditions
Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for Watamu Marine Park
Watamu Marine Park Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for Watamu Marine Park, sourced from NOAA buoy data - nearest station: Open-Meteo grid (-3.37, 40.04) (0km away)
August Averages
Sea Temperature
28.19°C
83°F
Air Temperature
24.82°C
77°F
Wind Speed
6.86 m/s
13.3 knots
Atmospheric Pressure
1015.8 hPa
Based on 5 years of monitoring data · Data sources: NOAA NDBC
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