Inhambane
Mozambique · Mozambique Channel
Southern Mozambique's Inhambane Bay is one of the Indian Ocean's most reliable year-round whale shark and manta ray destinations, drawing gentle giants to warm, plankton-rich waters that flow between the bay and the open Mozambique Channel.
How this reef is doing
ⓘ How we measure thisReef state
Live science signals for this reef are still being gathered.
Coral cover
Fish life
Heat
Fishing
Open to fishing, and the water is busy.
Sources · Global Fishing Watch and reef gravity
What you will see
17 species across the dive sites here
Giraffe Seahorse
Seen 1 month ago
at Manta Reef Inhambane
Indian Lionfish
Seen 1 month ago
at Manta Reef Inhambane
Least concern
Laced Moray
Seen 1 month ago
at Manta Reef Inhambane
Least concern
Robust Ghostpipefish
Seen 6 months ago
at Bar Reef
Least concern
Potato Grouper
Seen 10 months ago
at Manta Reef Inhambane
Least concern
Potato Rockcod
Seen 10 months ago
at Specific Point
Least concern
Zebra Shark
Seen 10 months ago
at Manta Reef Inhambane
Endangered
Whale Shark
Seen Sep 2024
at Manta Reef Inhambane
Endangered
Flamingo Tongue Cowrie
Seen year round
at Bar Reef
Green Sea Turtle
Seen year round
at Jesser Point
Least concern
Painted Frogfish
Seen year round
at Bar Reef
Least concern
Reef Manta Ray
Seen year round
at Manta Reef Inhambane
Vulnerable
Spinner Dolphin
Seen year round
at Specific Point
Least concern
Oceanic Manta Ray
Seasonal visitor
at Manta Reef Inhambane
Endangered
Scalloped Hammerhead
Seasonal visitor
at Specific Point
Critically endangered
Tiger Shark
Seasonal visitor
at Jesser Point
Near threatened
Yellowfin Tuna
Seasonal visitor
at Jesser Point
Least concern
Dive sites
Manta Reef Inhambane
reef manta ray · oceanic manta ray · potato grouper · giraffe seahorse
Specific Point
whale shark · scalloped hammerhead · spinner dolphin · giraffe seahorse
Jesser Point
tiger shark · green sea turtle · yellowfin tuna · giraffe seahorse
Bar Reef
robust ghostpipefish · painted frogfish · flamingo tongue cowrie · giraffe seahorse