Maldives — South Malé Atoll · boat
Cocoa Thila
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Makunufushi (Cocoa Island)
3.90000°N, 73.47000°E
Long outer-edge thila near Cocoa Island, a top South Malé shark dive when the current is running in.
- Depth
- 8–30 m
- Vis
- 15–25 m
- Current
- strong
- Health
- Unscored
28–29 °C
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- Geo (surface approx.)
- 3.90000°N, 73.47000°E
- Entry / access
- boat
- Difficulty
- advanced
Approximate position from published sources.
An elongated pinnacle about 400 m long that slopes to a drop-off near 30 m, cut with ravines and overhangs that give shelter from the flow. With the right current it pulls in grey reef sharks, eagle rays and big schools of fusiliers and trevally. There is no reef top for a safety stop, so divers ascend in open water with a marker.
Advanced Open Water; reef hook and SMB
- Best season
- Dec–Apr
- Last reviewed
- 20 Oct 2026 by editorial
Hazards
- high · Strong current, roughly 1–4 knots
- medium · Mid-water safety stop required
Marine life
Typical: grey reef shark, whitetip reef shark, spotted eagle ray, fusilier schools, bigeye trevally, napoleon wrasse, dogtooth tuna, snapper
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Questions people search
How deep is Cocoa Thila?
8–30 m.
Is Cocoa Thila suitable for beginners?
advanced — Advanced Open Water; reef hook and SMB
Sources
- Cocoa Thila — Resortlife Maldives dive site guide · Resortlife Maldives
Supports: depth, waterTempC, current, level, bestSeason, marineLife
- The Dive Sites of South Male Atoll · Dive The World
Supports: current, marineLife
- Diving in the Maldives · Wikipedia
Supports: current, hazards
Where sources disagree
Wikipedia treats 'Cocoa Corner / Cocoa Thila' as one site; aMaldives lists Cocoa Corner separately (12–53 m). Depth figures here come from Resortlife only.
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Other advanced plates in Maldives — South Malé Atoll.
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