Caves
Protected Area
Rasdhoo-Madivaru Sarahahdhu
Why dive here
With 133+ marine species recorded in the area - including blacktip reef sharks, sea turtles, spinner dolphins and whale sharks - Caves offers some of North Ari Atoll's richest cave diving. Water sits around 29°C.
Caves, in North Ari Atoll, gives you exactly what the name suggests: a chance to explore a series of small, shallow caverns and overhangs. We’ve found plenty of reef fish sheltering inside, and sometimes you’ll spot a white-tip reef shark cruising past the entrance. It’s a pretty easy dive, good for newer cave divers looking for a mellow introduction to overhead environments.
Safety Notes
Overhead environment - never enter without proper cave/cavern training, redundant equipment, and a guideline.
Nearest Dive Centres to Caves
Dive shops near Caves
Kuramathi Dive Club
Drop Dive Maldives
Murakabay Maldives
Maldivica Divers Thoddoo
PDH Maldives Prv Ltd
Azure Dive and Water Sports Centre
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Conditions
Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for Caves
Caves Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for Caves, sourced from NOAA buoy data - nearest station: Open-Meteo grid (4.11, 72.88) (0km away)
August Averages
Sea Temperature
28.7°C
84°F
Air Temperature
27.91°C
82°F
Wind Speed
6.58 m/s
12.8 knots
Atmospheric Pressure
1010.3 hPa
Based on 5 years of monitoring data · Data sources: NOAA NDBC
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