Depth
8–18 m
Level
All levels
Visibility
15–25 m
Boat
15 min
Current
Light current
Water
26–29°C
Rocky outcrops off Unawatuna, with Napoleon wrasse on the deeper edge.
The rocks off Unawatuna bay run from snorkel depth to eighteen metres, so a boat can drop divers and snorkellers on the same site. Napoleon wrasse work the outer edge.
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Open through the Maha monsoon, when the east is shut. Closed May to October under the Yala monsoon.
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