Karang Makassar (Manta Point)

Indonesia

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.

Satellite view of Karang Makassar (Manta Point)

Karang Makassar (Manta Point)Indonesia

Good · 5/5

Approximate area — exact dive location unconfirmed; conditions reflect the general vicinity

Good5/5

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

Wind7 kn E

Current~0.6 kn SW · model

Swell

0.3 m · 6s · NE

Water

28 °C

Conditions through the day

7 AM7 PM

Calmest current near slack — 03:30 PM & 03:45 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.

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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

Karang Makassar sits within Komodo National Park in Indonesia's Nusa Tenggara region, a channel site known locally as Manta Point for the reef mantas that gather over its cleaning stations. Divers here have also reported a range of nudibranch species, including the Australian Blue Dragon, Batangas Halgerda, Black-margined Nudibranch, Chamberlain's Nembrotha, Crested Nembrotha, and Magnificent Chromodoris, alongside the reef manta rays themselves. The site lies amid the strong currents typical of the Komodo channels, which shape the marine life patterns found along this stretch of reef.

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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.

Magnificent ChromodorisChromodoris magnificaReported here · unconfirmed
Chamberlain's NembrothaNembrotha chamberlainiReported here · unconfirmed
Australian Blue DragonPteraeolidia ianthinaReported here · unconfirmed
Gonodactylellus viridisReported here · unconfirmed
Black-margined NudibranchDoriprismatica atromarginataReported here · unconfirmed
Tyrannodoris luteolineataReported here · unconfirmed
Batangas HalgerdaHalgerda batangasReported here · unconfirmed
Reef Manta RayMobula alfrediReported here · unconfirmed
Crested NembrothaNembrotha cristataReported here · unconfirmed

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