Bar Reef
Protected Area
Bar Reef Marine Sanctuary
Why dive here
With 254+ marine species recorded in the area - including barracuda, dolphins, sea turtles, sperm whales and spinner dolphins - Bar Reef offers some of Trincomalee & East Coast's richest reef diving. Water sits around 27°C.
Bar Reef is a solid choice when diving Trincomalee. We usually find the best conditions here in the morning, before the afternoon breeze picks up, making for a smoother ride out. The reef itself offers a good mix of coral structures, plenty of staghorn, with schools of fusiliers often hanging above the bommies. Keep an eye out for the butterflyfish, we've seen a few different types here – Black Pyramid and Racoon often make an appearance. It's a comfortable dive, good for getting your fins wet and shaking off any travel rust.
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Conditions
Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for Bar Reef
Bar Reef Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for Bar Reef, sourced from NOAA buoy data - nearest station: Open-Meteo grid (8.36, 81.44) (0km away)
August Averages
Sea Temperature
27.39°C
81°F
Air Temperature
28.94°C
84°F
Wind Speed
6.08 m/s
11.8 knots
Atmospheric Pressure
1007.5 hPa
Based on 5 years of monitoring data · Data sources: NOAA NDBC
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