Tom’s Garden
Protected Area
Mangrove
Why dive here
With 165+ marine species recorded in the area - including humpback whales, sea turtles, sperm whales and whale sharks - Tom’s Garden offers some of Mafia Island's richest reef diving. Water ranges 26-29°C, warmest February, March, April.
Tom’s Garden is a sweet little spot, perfect if you’re happy to slow down and really look. It’s shallow, only around 7 metres, though you can drop to 13m if you explore the sand nearby. We've spent time here just hovering, searching for the seahorses and frogfish that seem to pop up from nowhere. Visibility is usually around 9 metres, so not gin-clear, but enough to appreciate the smaller stuff – think Indian walkmen or razor shrimp fish tucked into the corals. It’s a site for the patient diver, someone who finds joy in the tiny, intricate details rather than big pelagics.
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Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for Tom’s Garden
Tom’s Garden Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for Tom’s Garden, 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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