Fuvahmulah is a lone island just south of the equator in the southern Maldives — geographically isolated from the surrounding atolls by deep channels. The harbour's fish-cleaning station draws in resident tiger sharks year-round, making Fuvahmulah the most reliable tiger shark dive in the Indo-Pacific. Scalloped hammerheads, thresher sharks, whale sharks, and mola mola also appear on deeper dives around the island. Currents can be strong and the outer reef drops quickly; experienced divers only.
The year at a glance
- Water
- 27–29 °C
- Viz
- 20–30 m
- Sea
- calm
- Rain
- low
- Water
- 27–29 °C
- Viz
- 20–30 m
- Sea
- calm
- Rain
- low
- Water
- 28–30 °C
- Viz
- 20–30 m
- Sea
- calm
- Rain
- low
- Water
- 28–30 °C
- Viz
- 20–30 m
- Sea
- calm
- Rain
- moderate
- Water
- 28–30 °C
- Viz
- 20–30 m
- Sea
- moderate
- Rain
- high
- Water
- 28–30 °C
- Viz
- 20–30 m
- Sea
- moderate
- Rain
- high
- Water
- 28–30 °C
- Viz
- 20–30 m
- Sea
- moderate
- Rain
- high
- Water
- 28–30 °C
- Viz
- 20–30 m
- Sea
- moderate
- Rain
- high
- Water
- 28–30 °C
- Viz
- 20–30 m
- Sea
- moderate
- Rain
- high
- Water
- 28–30 °C
- Viz
- 20–30 m
- Sea
- moderate
- Rain
- high
- Water
- 28–30 °C
- Viz
- 20–30 m
- Sea
- calm
- Rain
- moderate
- Water
- 27–29 °C
- Viz
- 20–30 m
- Sea
- calm
- Rain
- low
Signature dive sites
The sites you'll hear about in every briefing.
- 01
Tiger Harbour
Shallow (8–12m) baited tiger shark dive at the cleaning station.
- 02
Thoondu
Northern plateau where hammerheads and threshers cruise.
- 03
Farikede
Outer reef drop-off with pelagics and occasional mola.
What you'll see
Top species with their April status.
Tiger Shark
Scalloped Hammerhead
Whale Shark
Pelagic Thresher Shark
Marine life by month
Peak Present Rare
Getting there
Gateway
Fly into Fuvahmulah (FVM). Visa: Free tourist visa on arrival, 30 days.
Best months
Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec