Tetawa Besar

Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesiareef38 m maxadvanced

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.

Tetawa BesarNusa Tenggara Timur · 38 m

Good · 5/5

conditions visualisation

Good5/5

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

Wind8 kn ENE

Current~0.1 kn SW · 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 05:49 AM · Sunset 05:56 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

Tetawa Besar sits in Nusa Tenggara Timur province, within the Komodo National Park area of eastern Indonesia's waters between Flores and Sumbawa. This region's dive sites are typically reached by boat from Labuan Bajo, the main gateway town on Flores. The reef here reaches a maximum depth of around 38 metres and is rated an advanced dive over a reef bottom. Eagle rays are a regular sighting, and divers have also reported barracuda, batfish, manta rays, Napoleon wrasse, and triggerfish on the reef.

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