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.
What you'll see
Top species with their June status.
Tiger Shark
Whale Shark
Scalloped Hammerhead
Pelagic Thresher Shark
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.
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