Ped

Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesiareef30 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.

PedNusa Penida · 30 m

Fair · 4/5

conditions visualisation

Fair4/5

Some chop right now — best window today 8 AM–6 PM.

Wind10 kn ESE

Current~2.7 kn W · model

Swell

0.9 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 06:06 AM · Sunset 06:13 PM local

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Tide · local

Outlook — select a day for full conditions

On-face swell 0.9 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

Ped is a dive site off the village of the same name on the north coast of Nusa Penida, the island southeast of Bali across the Badung Strait. The reef sits at a maximum depth of around 30 metres, with good visibility and medium current, and is rated an intermediate dive. Barracuda, sweetlips, nudibranchs, and mola mola pass through the site, with divers also reporting fusiliers, grouper, lionfish, moray eels, napoleon wrasse, octopus, reef sharks, scorpionfish, turtles, thresher sharks, trevally, tuna, and even whale sharks over time. Down currents and upwellings have been noted here as well, consistent with the channel currents that run between Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan, and Nusa Ceningan.

AI overview

Marine life here

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

Moray eelMoray eelReported here · unconfirmed
Sea turtleSea turtleReported here · unconfirmed
Reef sharkReef sharkReported here · unconfirmed
BarracudaBarracudaConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
Mola mola (ocean sunfish)Mola mola (ocean sunfish)Confirmed present · 4 independent sources
Napoleon (humphead) wrasseNapoleon (humphead) wrasseReported here · unconfirmed
GrouperGrouperReported here · unconfirmed
TunaTunaReported here · unconfirmed
ScorpionfishScorpionfishReported here · unconfirmed
OctopusOctopusReported here · unconfirmed
Thresher sharkThresher sharkReported here · unconfirmed
Reef Manta RayMobula alfrediReported here · unconfirmed
Varicose Wart SlugPhyllidia varicosaReported here · unconfirmed
Hawksbill Sea TurtleEretmochelys imbricataReported here · unconfirmed
Clark's AnemonefishAmphiprion clarkiiReported here · unconfirmed
Blacklip ButterflyfishChaetodon kleiniiReported here · unconfirmed
Blue LinckiaLinckia laevigataReported here · unconfirmed
Pacific TrumpetfishAulostomus chinensisReported here · unconfirmed
Moorish IdolZanclus cornutusReported here · unconfirmed
SweetlipsSweetlipsConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
NudibranchNudibranchConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Whale SharkRhincodon typusReported here · unconfirmed
LionfishLionfishReported here · unconfirmed
TrevallyTrevallyReported here · unconfirmed
FusilierFusilierReported here · unconfirmed