Miyaru Faru
Dive site · Maldives
Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
78Good out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Tue 3 · 78 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Air
- 29°C
Wed 4 · 77 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 29°C
Thu 5 · 78 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.7 m
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 29°C
Fri 6 · 79 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Air
- 29°C
Sat 7 · 79 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 29°C
Sun 8 · 76 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 28°C
Mon 9 · 78 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 28°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Tue 378, good
- Wed 477, good
- Thu 578, good
- Fri 679, good
- Sat 779, good
- Sun 876, good
- Mon 978, good
- Tue 1070, good
- Wed 1178, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 25 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Advancedand up
- Water 29 °Crash vest or 1 to 2 mm
- Faces SEswell from there reaches it
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know currents, the visibility on the day or your certification.
Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 78, good | 0.8 m | 2 kn | 6kn | 29°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 77, good | 0.8 m | 6 kn | 9kn | 29°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 78, good | 0.7 m | 4 kn | 7kn | 29°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 79, good | 0.6 m | 2 kn | 5kn | 29°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 79, good | 0.6 m | 3 kn | 8kn | 29°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 76, good | 0.8 m | 8 kn | 11kn | 28°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 78, good | 0.6 m | 6 kn | 12kn | 28°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 70, good | 0.6 m | 6 kn | 10kn | 28°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 78, good | 0.6 m | 7 kn | 11kn | 27°C |
Sea is the waves near the site, in metres; wind and gusts in knots. "Boats in": gusts that keep dive boats in. More
Tide
- Tue 3 NovHigh 07:18 +0.2 mLow 14:39 −0.1 mHigh 21:05 +0.1 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 02:43 −0.1 mHigh 09:01 +0.2 mLow 15:53 −0.2 mHigh 22:37 +0.2 m
- Thu 5 NovLow 04:27 −0.1 mHigh 10:08 +0.2 mLow 16:39 −0.3 mHigh 23:25 +0.3 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Slack water, the safest time to dive where there is current, is about half an hour either side of each high and low. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May6of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug6of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov7of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
- Dec7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast: the sea and the mean wind of each day, with no gusts or rain in the history.
Map
the site and its town
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More diving near here
5 places
- Dhigu Thila 0.8 km away
- Shark Point 0.9 km away
- Digu Kuda Giri 2.9 km away
- Maafushi Thila 4 km away
- Finolhu Faru 6.4 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Miyaru Faru
A reef dive. It goes down to 25 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SE: swell from the SE reaches it, and wind from the NW blows out to sea. 7 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 5.4 km away. The sea is about 29°C in January, its coldest month (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm), and 30°C in April, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). The town to stay in is Maafushi. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot, 4 dive sites and 1 kayak spot.
- What it is Reef.
- How deep Down to 25 m.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres 7 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 5.4 km away.
Water about 29°C: rash vest or 1 to 2 mm. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 15 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Feb, Mar and Apr (about 20 m).
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,360–US$2,680 each
about US$1,360–US$2,680 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to MLE, estimated from distance and season, changing at FRA, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$906–US$1,880 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$60–US$101 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$188–US$315 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$208–US$389 |
| Total | about US$1,360–US$2,680 |
Guided dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Maafushi
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about 10 min by car · 50 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About Maafushi its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$67 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 27h 35m
About 27h 35m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → MLE, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), then 45 min by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Maafushi · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Maafushi · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Eco Dive Club 5.4 km
Maldives Passion 5.4 km
Sinai dive club Maldives 5.5 km
Maafushi Dive Center 5.5 km
Maafushi Scuba 5.7 km
The nearest named dive centres and shops within 25 km, in a straight line; training agencies where the map states them. Listings, not a recommendation. Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits
What you might see
Too few records at this site itself, so these are the animals divers and surveys have recorded at other sites within 25 km in the last 15 years. A record says someone saw it there, not that you will.
Aetobatus ocellatusRay
Seen in 13 records, mostly Jan.
Redtoothed triggerfish Odonus niger
Seen in 26 records, mostly Jan.
Natal lightfoot crab Grapsus tenuicrustatus
Seen in 12 records, mostly Jan to Mar.
Titan triggerfish Balistoides viridescens
Seen in 7 records.
Culcita schmideliana
Seen in 5 records.
Pearsonothuria graeffei
Seen in 5 records.
Crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster planci
Seen in 4 records.
Lined Bristletooth Ctenochaetus striatus
Seen in 4 records.
Bluespotted cornetfish Fistularia commersonii
Seen in 4 records.
Acanthogorgia flabellum
Seen in 3 records.
Coenobita rugosusLand hermit crabs
Seen in 3 records.
Checkerboard wrasse Halichoeres hortulanus
Seen in 3 records.
Records: OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System, IOC-UNESCO) and GBIF.org (1 November 2026, doi:10.15468/dl.jeesns), from the datasets named here, CC0 and CC BY records only. Names: WoRMS and GBIF; common names from the Catalogue of Life, the GBIF Backbone and Wikidata. Largest datasets here: Programme CROMIS: carnet de plongée en ligne de la FFESSM-Observations d'espèces subaquatiques collectées par les utilisateurs de CROMIS; iNaturalist Research-grade Observations; CAS Invertebrate Zoology (IZ); CAS Ichthyology (ICH). Credits
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