 Dive Kuta Lombok - fun diving for all levels of experience!
Here in the southeast of Lombok the water conditions are variable and occasionally subject to rougher seas. Most of our dive sites are only exposed to mild currents but it is the swell what makes the dive sometimes more demanding.
To avoid long and bumpy boat rides we offer to go by car to the dive sites which are further away from Kuta bay.
Nevertheless the dives sites are well suited for divers of all levels and reefs are very intact and apart from many colorful reef fish an abundance of macro life, crabs and lobsters can be found. With a little luck also the one or other pelagic is cruising through the waters in front of Kuta.
Swell and Wind Forecast for South Lombok!
As the swell and winds are a big influence on the diving conditions, we have integrated the swell charts for Kuta (Lombok) and Dessert Point. Kuta is 1 hour boat ride from Belongas Bay, so also quite accurate for the conditions there, and Dessert Point is the indicator for Sekotong. In general one can say, with a swell 7 ft and smaller, or winds not exeeding 12 mph, the conditions will be quite good.
Gili Penginan
Car/boat: 35 min / 20 min; by boat : 55min
The dive starts inside the bay, which is quite protected from the waves and current, at 4m sloping softly down to around 14m.
The slope is covered with large sponges and big table corals surrounded by a lot of reef fish and from time to time sea snakes or turtles are passing by.
Further outside the slope changes to spectacular rock formations overgrown with soft coral till a depth of 30m. Here you can see yellow back fusiliers and big group of surgeon fishes and if you are lucky: humpback parrot fishes or pelagics coming in from the open sea!
JJR
Car/boat: 35 min / 15 min; by boat : 50min
This steep pinnacle reaches a depth of 32 m and is full of colorful soft coral and huge coral fans. Amongst the soft coral which are surrounded by clouds of fairy baslets you can find a multitude of macro motives like shrimps and nudibranches, but also bigger fish such as: napoleon fish or barracuda are not a rare sight at this reef. While diving here, also keep an eye on the blue water, as here and there we were also able to spot a manta or a white tip reef shark.
Mawun inside
Car/boat: 35 min / 10 min; by boat : 45min
The beautiful bay of Mawun has 2 protected reef dive sites which are perfectly suitable for the first fin kicks underwater and snorkeling.
The right reef starts at 2m and you dive along the reef with hard coral formations on top of perfect white sand to a maximum depth of 9m.
The left side of mawun starts at 5m as a soft coral slope going down to a maximum depth of 12 meters. Here you can besides the usual reef fish also octopus and stingrays.
Mawun slope
Car/boat: 35 min / 10 min; by boat : 45min
Further outside the bay the slope starts at 8m and leads as an amazing coral garden down to 25 meters. During Manta season this is the best place to meet them. The rest of the year schools of blue striped snappers, sweetlips and surgeon fishes are the common visitors. From time to time a big group of huge humpback parrot fishes can be spotted.
Nusa Air Goling
by boat : 30min
This sandy slope starts at 8m and interesting rock formations are a popular hiding place for lobsters and crustaceans, stingrays and moray eels. At 15 m a flat coral garden starts with a mix of table-, leather-, other soft corals and big spongees where you can find the common reef fishes.
Boro Bagik
by boat : 20min
This place offers a various and interesting landscape underwater is big enough to do 3 or 4 dives without being in the same spot twice.
The dive starts at around 10m with huge boulders which are a popular place with lobsters and crustaceans. Then it flattens to a plateau at 18meters where cuts in the ground create overhangs which are covered with beautiful soft corals leading down to 32m.
There are even caves where you can dive through. Big tunas, barracudas, emperor fishes and groups of sweet lips are very common at this site.
Pelawangan
by boat : 10min
The dive starts inside the bay, which is quite protected from the waves and current, at 4m sloping softly down to around 12m. The slope is covered with hard coral bumpers and anemones with porcelain crabs. A school of batfishes is often welcoming the divers and sometimes a big group of yellow tail barracudas passes by. Further outside the slope changes to spectacular rock formations and reaches a depth of 25m. Here is the home of a few huge napoleon wrasses, lion fishes, crocodile fish and octopuses are hiding in between the rocks.
Scorpion Point
by boat : 5min
The perfect spot for beginners as a labyrinth of corals starts at 4m on a white sandy bottom. A slope covered with a mix of sea grass and coral bumpers drops gently down to maximum 10 meters. All kinds of juvenile reef fishes and scorpion fishes are hiding here as well as a school of blue stripped snappers is surrounding a big bumpers which is fully covered by yellow sweepers. On the sea grass area groups of razor fishes are playing invisible and with a closer look a lot of interesting creatures as sea moth can be discovered.
Gili Medas
by boat : 15min
This small, rocky island offers a great variety of reef fish, such as Lionfish, sweet lips and colorful nudibranches. The dive starts at 12m and reaches a depth of 34m. Pelagics like tuna, schools of mackerel, barracudas and eagle rays are visiting this site.
From time to time also white tip reef sharks can been seen!
The Zone
Car/boat: 35 min / 40 min; by boat only: 70 min
This pinnacle rising from the depth of 50m to 8m is located in the open sea and fully exposed to waves and current. A place for advanced divers where you can see all kinds of pelagic: sharks, big rays like mobula mantas and eagle rays, tuna, barracudas and huge travelies. Covered with soft corals the pinnacle by itself is already amazing but the best is definitely the large amount of fish gathering around this rock!
Gerupuk Coral Garden
Car/boat: 20 min / 20 min; by boat only: 50 min
A good dive site for beginners as the site is a protected from waves and current.
A beautiful coral garden starts at 6m and is dropping gently down to a maximum depth of 15m. Here you can find all kinds of reef fishes as well as cuttle fish and squid.
Gerupuk Slope
Car/boat: 20 min / 20 min; by boat only: 50 min
Here we find a wall that bottoms out at about 30m, overgrown by fascinating hard coral formations that invite to explore. Lobster, crabs, and stingrays hide in the multitude of niches and crevices. While diving along sweet lips, parrotfish, and emperor fish, an encounter with tuna or trevallies is also not uncommon.
Since some of our dive sites are in the open sea, we cannot guarantee that diving these sites is possible at all times! |
