Crystal Bay Nusa Penida
Bali · Indonesia
From August through October cold upwellings of the Lombok Strait draw ocean sunfish to Crystal Bay to be cleaned by bannerfish along the reef wall. Water temperature can drop to 18°C without warning and current can switch from slack to ferocious within minutes, demanding constant situational awareness. Outside sunfish season the bay holds excellent coral and large pelagic schools.
Conditions
Depth
5 to 40 m
Advanced depths
Current
Often strong
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
15 to 30 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
18 to 29°C
5mm wetsuit
Your chances of seeing each animal
Longfin bannerfish
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
White-tip reef sharkVulnerable
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Ocean sunfishVulnerable
Rare
Now and then
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