Sental Point

Bali, Indonesiareef18 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.

Sental PointBali · 18 m

Fair · 4/5

conditions visualisation

Fair4/5

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

Wind10 kn ESE

Current~2.8 kn WSW · model

Swell

1.0 m · 9s · SSW

Water

28 °C

Conditions through the day

7 AM7 PM

Calmest current near slack — 03:15 PM & 03:15 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 0.8 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

Sental Point sits along Bali's coastline, in the waters off Indonesia's main tourist island, reaching a maximum depth of around 18 metres over a reef bottom. It's rated an intermediate dive with medium current and generally great visibility. Barracuda, eagle rays, mola mola, tuna, and nudibranchs are regular sightings here, and divers have also reported frogfish, lionfish, octopus, scorpionfish, sweetlips, trevally, grouper, fusiliers, mantis shrimp, and even thresher sharks. Thermoclines have been noted at the site as well.

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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.

BarracudaBarracudaConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Eagle rayEagle rayConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
ScorpionfishScorpionfishReported here · unconfirmed
Mantis shrimpMantis shrimpReported here · unconfirmed
OctopusOctopusReported here · unconfirmed
Moorish IdolZanclus cornutusReported here · unconfirmed
Blacklip ButterflyfishChaetodon kleiniiReported here · unconfirmed
Magnificent ChromodorisChromodoris magnificaReported here · unconfirmed
Pacific TrumpetfishAulostomus chinensisReported here · unconfirmed
Reef Manta RayMobula alfrediReported here · unconfirmed
Whitecheek SurgeonfishAcanthurus nigricansReported here · unconfirmed
Clark's AnemonefishAmphiprion clarkiiReported here · unconfirmed
Blackback ButterflyfishChaetodon melannotusReported here · unconfirmed
Sixbar WrasseThalassoma hardwickeReported here · unconfirmed
TunaTunaConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Mola mola (ocean sunfish)Mola mola (ocean sunfish)Confirmed present · 3 independent sources
NudibranchNudibranchConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
TrevallyTrevallyReported here · unconfirmed
FrogfishFrogfishReported here · unconfirmed
SweetlipsSweetlipsReported here · unconfirmed
LionfishLionfishReported here · unconfirmed
FusilierFusilierReported here · unconfirmed
GrouperGrouperReported here · unconfirmed
Thresher sharkThresher sharkReported here · unconfirmed