Down Town
Conditions & tides
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.
Dived here today? How were conditions vs. what we showed?
About this site
Down Town lies off Helehanak on Rote, an island at the southern edge of the Lesser Sunda chain off the southwest tip of West Timor, facing the passage toward the open waters of the Indian Ocean. The site reaches a maximum depth of around 30 metres and is rated an intermediate dive. Dive sites along this stretch of Rote's coast are typically reached by small boat from local villages.
AI overviewMarine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Chocolate Chip Sea StarProtoreaster nodosusReported here · unconfirmed
Indo-Pacific Sand StarArchaster typicusReported here · unconfirmed
Durable tips from divers — access, hazards, marine life, facilities. For day-of conditions, use the report tool in the conditions card above.
No notes yet. Dived here? Be the first to leave a tip.
Share a write-up or a photo. Submissions are reviewed before they appear on the page.
Nearby dive sites
Shops that dive here
No shops have listed this site yet.