Gililawa Bay

Indonesiareef12 m maxbeginner

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.

Gililawa BayIndonesia · 12 m

Good · 5/5

conditions visualisation

Good5/5

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

Wind6 kn E

Current~0.4 kn SSW · model

Swell

0.4 m · 4s · NE

Water

28 °C

Conditions through the day

7 AM7 PM

Calmest current near slack — 04:45 PM & 05:15 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 0.3 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.

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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

Gililawa Bay sits within Komodo National Park in Indonesia, near Gili Lawa Laut off the northern coast of Flores. The site reaches a maximum depth of around 12 metres and is considered a beginner-friendly reef dive, though strong current has been reported here at times and is worth watching for. Divers have reported a wide range of reef fish, including blueface angelfish, vermiculate angelfish, Clark's anemonefish, foxface, Moorish idols, striped surgeonfish, schooling bannerfish, snapper, and trevally, along with giant trevally, octopus, and the occasional Napoleon wrasse.

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