Kitutia
Protected Area
Mangrove
Why dive here
With 165+ marine species recorded in the area - including humpback whales, sea turtles, sperm whales and whale sharks - Kitutia offers some of Mafia Island's richest reef diving. Water ranges 26-29°C, warmest February, March, April.
Kitutia is more of a day trip than just a dive site, and we love those. It’s a good two and a half hours south of Mafia, out to a sandy island surrounded by a shallow reef. At ten metres max, it’s a calm, easy dive, perfect for stretching out your bottom time and really scouring the rubble for nudibranchs, crabs, and shrimp. We’ve seen morays poking out of crevices too, and the occasional stingray gliding over the sand. It’s a nice, relaxed spot, usually combined with a beach BBQ and, if you’re lucky, some whale watching on the boat ride back.
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Conditions
Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for Kitutia
Kitutia Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for Kitutia, sourced from Open-Meteo marine data - nearest station: Open-Meteo marine grid (-8.12, 39.65) (37km away)
October Averages
Sea Temperature
27°C
81°F · Range: 26.2–28.4°C
Air Temperature
26°C
79°F
Wind Speed
7.33 m/s
14.2 knots
Atmospheric Pressure
1014 hPa
Based on 4 years of monitoring data · Data sources: Open-Meteo marine data
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