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Lankan Manta Point

North Malé Atoll, Maldives · 8–15m · intermediate · semi

Cleaning station on the atoll edge where mantas queue over coral bommies during the south-west monsoon.

Conditions today

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poor

Poor — 0.8m effective waves made worse by local wind chop.

Limiting factor: wind

Wave height
1–1.1m
Wave period
6.8–7.2s
Wind chop
0.5–0.7m
Sea temp
29.4–29.5°C

Ranges span today's hours. Wave height here is the raw sea state — the rating scales it for how exposed the site is. Semi-exposed — partial protection, so swell is scored at three-quarters of its open-water height.

Next few days

  • TodayPoor — 0.8m effective waves made worse by local wind chop.poor
  • FridayGood — 0.7m effective waves in the morning window.good
  • SaturdayGood — 0.8m effective waves in the morning window.good

Each day is scored over its morning dive window, the same as today's rating.

Dive briefing

AI-generated

Today's conditions are poor, with wind chop compounding a 1–1.1m swell and 0.5–0.7m wind waves. The site's semi-exposed location makes this an uncomfortable day on the water. You'll be working between 8 and 15 metres over the coral bommies, so expect surge in the shallower parts and rough conditions topside. Sea temperature sits at 29.4–29.5°C.

This is a cleaning station where mantas queue during the south-west monsoon, so the site's main draw depends on seasonal timing. Divers commonly log blacktip reef sharks, hawksbill sea turtles, giant morays, and schooling powder blue tangs and Moorish idols. Intermediate certification is required. Given today's wind-driven chop, you'll want sound boat handling and comfort in rougher water.

Written by Claude (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) from the rating, forecast, and sightings on this page — it has no other source and cannot look anything up. Treat it as a summary, not as local knowledge.

Commonly seen here

Most-recorded species near this site, ranked by research-grade iNaturalist sightings from divers, snorkelers, and naturalists.

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