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Hotels, dive operators, gear, and how to get here are on the Komodo National Park location page.
Overview
Submerged pinnacle in Komodo's north — top of the rock sits at 4 m, drops to 40+ m. Strong current splits around the rock and concentrates schooling jacks, trevallies, and reef sharks on the up-current side.
Briefing note
Negative entry required. Don't surface up-current of the rock.
What you'll see
4 species curated- year-roundGiant trevally
- year-roundSchooling bigeye trevally
- year-roundWhite-tip reef shark
- seasonalDogtooth tuna
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 We deliberately do not publish a numeric '% chance of sighting' from this data.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 | 15–25 m | strong |
| Feb | 27–29 °C | 15–25 m | strong |
| Mar | 27–29 °C | 20–30 m | strong |
| Apr | 27–29 °C | 20–30 m | strong |
| May | 26–28 °C | 20–30 m | strong |
| Jun | 25–27 °C | 25–35 m | strong |
| Jul | 24–26 °C | 25–35 m | strong |
| Aug | 24–26 °C | 25–35 m | strong |
| Sep | 24–27 °C | 25–35 m | strong |
| Oct | 25–28 °C | 20–30 m | strong |
| Nov | 26–28 °C | 20–30 m | strong |
| Dec | 27–29 °C | 15–25 m | strong |
Season calendar
Peak season highlighted · current month outlined
Gear for this site
Beyond the basic kit- Reef hook — Top of the rock is exposed to ripping current — hooking in is the only way to watch the action.
- SMB + reel — Drift surfacings put you over 40m of water — SMB required.
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