Banana Split

West Manggarai Regency, Komodo, Lajupemali Besar, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia30 m maxintermediate

Conditions & tides

Channel site — tidal current funnels through here and can run fast, changing quickly with the tide. It is usually strongest around mid-tide and eases near the slack windows below. Dive with a local operator who knows the timing.

Banana SplitLajupemali Besar · 30 m

Good · 5/5

conditions visualisation

Good5/5

Calm and diveable right now — best window today 8 AM–6 PM.

Wind7 kn E

Current~0.6 kn SW · model

Swell

0.4 m · 9s · SW

Water

28 °C

Conditions through the day

7 AM7 PM

Calmest current near slack — 04:15 PM & 04:15 AM local

Sunrise 05:50 AM · Sunset 05:57 PM local

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Tide · local

Outlook — select a day for full conditions

On-face swell 0.2 m — the component of the swell aimed at this site’s exposed face. Strong-current reef: plan a drift and enter near the slack windows above. Current is a regional model value (Copernicus, ~9 km grid) — a guide to the area, not a precise reef measurement. Imagery © Esri · not depth or visibility.

Scored by DiveConnect's site-physics model

Marine forecast via Copernicus Marine. Score is a rule-based guide from swell/wind vs. the site's exposure — always dive your own assessment.

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About this site

Banana Split lies among the small islands off West Manggarai Regency in the Komodo area of East Nusa Tenggara, near Lajupemali Besar. This part of the Komodo National Park region is reached by boat from Labuan Bajo, with dive operators running trips out through the strait between Flores and the park's islands. The site reaches a maximum depth of around 30 metres and is rated an intermediate dive.

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