Gili Layar

Nusa Tenggara Barat, Indonesiadrift28 m maxbeginner

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Conditions & tides

Gili LayarNusa Tenggara Barat · 28 m

Good · 5/5

conditions visualisation

Good5/5

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

Wind5 kn NNE

Current~1.4 kn SW · model

Swell

1.0 m · 9s · SSW

Water

28 °C

Conditions through the day

7 AM7 PM

Calmest current near slack — 03:30 PM & 03:30 AM local

Sunrise 06:04 AM · Sunset 06:11 PM local

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Tide · local

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On-face swell 0.4 m — the component of the swell aimed at this site’s exposed face. 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.

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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

Gili Layar sits off the coast of West Nusa Tenggara, in the waters near Lombok, Indonesia. The site is a drift dive built around a wall that drops to a maximum depth of about 28 metres, and it's rated a beginner dive. Divers regularly encounter angelfish, clownfish, cuttlefish, damselfish, lionfish, moray eels, octopus, sea turtles, sweetlips, and triggerfish along the wall. Glassfish have also been spotted here, though less consistently reported than the rest of the reef life.

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Marine life here

Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.

CuttlefishCuttlefishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Moray eelMoray eelConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Sea turtleSea turtleConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
GlassfishGlassfishReported here · unconfirmed
Broadclub CuttlefishAscarosepion latimanusReported here · unconfirmed
Harlequin SweetlipsPlectorhinchus chaetodonoidesReported here · unconfirmed
Gloomy NudibranchTambja morosaReported here · unconfirmed
Map PufferArothron mappaReported here · unconfirmed
Black-margined NudibranchDoriprismatica atromarginataReported here · unconfirmed
Blue DragonPteraeolidia semperiReported here · unconfirmed
Blue LinckiaLinckia laevigataReported here · unconfirmed
Twospot WrasseOxycheilinus bimaculatusReported here · unconfirmed
ClownfishClownfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
AngelfishAngelfishConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
LionfishLionfishConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
TriggerfishTriggerfishConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
SweetlipsSweetlipsConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
DamselfishDamselfishConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
OctopusOctopusConfirmed present · 2 independent sources