Dive site
Crystal Bay
Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia
- Typical depth
- 25 m
- Type
- Drift
- Level
- Advanced
Notes
Mola-mola in season (Jul–Oct).
Marine life
- Rays
- eagle ray, occasional manta
- Sharks
- whitetip reef shark, occasional grey reef
- Turtles
- hawksbill, green
- Pelagics
- mola-mola (Jul–Oct), giant trevally, dogtooth tuna
- Reef fish
- bannerfish (mola cleaners), triggerfish, moorish idol
Site features
- Drift
- Cold Upwelling
- Downwelling Risk
- Channel
- Seasonal Mola
- Strong Current
When to dive
- Best
- Jul–Oct
- Avoid
- Jan–Mar
Mola-mola (oceanic sunfish) season is Jul–Oct (peak Aug–Sep), when cold upwellings push the channel down to ~16–22°C and sunfish rise to be cleaned by bannerfish and butterflyfish. Strong, unpredictable currents and downwellings — site is for experienced divers.
Conditions & access
- Visibility
- 15–30 m
- Water temp
- 16–28 °C
- Current
- Strong
- Access
- Open access
- Min cert
- Advanced Open Water + 30–50 logged dives; reputable operators may turn back beginners
Location
8.7167° S, 115.4500° E
Sources
Curated from 2 sources
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