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Hotels, dive operators, gear, and how to get here are on the Komodo National Park location page.
Overview
A single rocky pinnacle in the middle of Komodo's central straits. Currents split around it, leaving one side calm enough to drift the wall while the other rips overhead at three knots. Nutrient flow keeps the reef carpeted in soft coral and stacked with reef fish from 5 m to 40 m+.
Briefing note
Always brief the current direction with the guide. Wrong side of the pinnacle = blown off the wall.
What you'll see
5 species curated- year-roundGiant trevally
- year-roundWhite-tip reef shark
- year-roundNapoleon wrasse
- rareReef manta ray
- year-roundHawksbill turtle
Sightings evidence
1 record on file- high confidenceGiant trevally
- Last confirmed
- May 2026
- Recent records
- 65 within 50 km
Sources & methodology
How we summarise this
We aggregate confirmed occurrence records from GBIF and OBIS within a fixed radius of each dive site. Occurrence records confirm presence and reveal seasonality clustering, but they DO NOT measure per-dive probability — there is no eligible-effort denominator. We deliberately do not publish a numeric '% chance of sighting' from this data.
Sources
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility — GBIF Secretariat
- Ocean Biodiversity Information System — IOC-UNESCO
- OBIS-SEAMAP — Duke University Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab / OBIS
- iNaturalist — California Academy of Sciences & National Geographic Society
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — International Union for Conservation of Nature
- WoRMS — World Register of Marine Species — Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)
- FishBase — FishBase Consortium
- Atlas of Living Australia — CSIRO / GBIF Australia
- REEF Volunteer Fish Survey — Reef Environmental Education Foundation
Conditions
| Month | Water | Visibility | Current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27–29 °C | 10–20 m | strong |
| Feb | 27–29 °C | 10–20 m | strong |
| Mar | 27–29 °C | 15–25 m | moderate |
| Apr | 27–29 °C | 20–30 m | moderate |
| May | 26–28 °C | 20–30 m | strong |
| Jun | 24–27 °C | 20–30 m | strong |
| Jul | 23–26 °C | 20–30 m | strong |
| Aug | 23–26 °C | 20–30 m | strong |
| Sep | 24–27 °C | 20–30 m | strong |
| Oct | 25–28 °C | 20–30 m | moderate |
| Nov | 26–28 °C | 15–25 m | moderate |
| Dec | 27–29 °C | 10–20 m | strong |
Season calendar
Peak season highlighted · current month outlined
Gear for this site
Beyond the basic kit- Reef hook with lanyard — Current can pin you to the wall — hooking onto dead reef saves air and posture.
- Heavier wetsuit (mid-year) — Southern Komodo upwellings drop the water temperature sharply in June–September. Layer up.
- SMB + reel — Drift exits put you in shipping channels. SMB up before ascent is non-negotiable.
- Dive computer — Deep, current-rich dives — accurate NDL tracking matters.
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