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Overview
Wide sandy channel where mantas congregate during mating season — trains of suitors follow females in long courtship displays. Mating bottom passes happen meters above your head. October through April is peak.
What you'll see
3 species curated- seasonalReef manta rayPeak: Oct · Nov · Dec · Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr
- year-roundEagle ray
- year-roundSpotted ray
Sightings evidence
1 record on file- medium confidenceReef manta ray
- Last confirmed
- Apr 2026
- Recent records
- 45 within 25 km
- Cluster months
- Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr
Sources & methodology
How we summarise this
We aggregate confirmed occurrence records from GBIF and OBIS within a fixed radius of each dive site. Occurrence records confirm presence and reveal seasonality clustering, but they DO NOT measure per-dive probability — there is no eligible-effort denominator. We deliberately do not publish a numeric '% chance of sighting' from this data.
Sources
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility — GBIF Secretariat
- Ocean Biodiversity Information System — IOC-UNESCO
- iNaturalist — California Academy of Sciences & National Geographic Society
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — International Union for Conservation of Nature
- Manta Trust IDtheManta Database — Manta Trust
- OBIS-SEAMAP — Duke University Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab / OBIS
- WoRMS — World Register of Marine Species — Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)
- FishBase — FishBase Consortium
- Atlas of Living Australia — CSIRO / GBIF Australia
- REEF Volunteer Fish Survey — Reef Environmental Education Foundation
Conditions
| Month | Water | Visibility | Current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27–29 °C | 15–25 m | moderate |
| Feb | 27–29 °C | 15–25 m | moderate |
| Mar | 28–30 °C | 15–25 m | moderate |
| Apr | 28–30 °C | 20–30 m | moderate |
| May | 28–30 °C | 20–30 m | moderate |
| Jun | 28–30 °C | 15–25 m | moderate |
| Jul | 28–30 °C | 15–25 m | moderate |
| Aug | 28–30 °C | 15–25 m | moderate |
| Sep | 28–30 °C | 15–25 m | moderate |
| Oct | 28–30 °C | 15–25 m | moderate |
| Nov | 28–30 °C | 15–25 m | moderate |
| Dec | 27–29 °C | 15–25 m | moderate |
Season calendar
Peak season highlighted · current month outlined
Gear for this site
Beyond the basic kit- SMB — Drift exits through the channel mouth.
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