Wooden Boat Wreck

West Manggarai Regency, Komodo, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesiawreck18 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.

Wooden Boat WreckKomodo · 18 m

Good · 5/5

conditions visualisation

Good5/5

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

Wind9 kn ENE

Current~0.1 kn SSW · model

Swell

0.7 m · 11s · SW

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 0.3 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

The Wooden Boat Wreck lies within Komodo National Park in West Manggarai Regency, off the west end of Flores, and is typically reached by boat from Labuan Bajo, the main gateway town for diving in the park. The site sits at a maximum depth of around 18 metres and is considered an intermediate dive.

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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.

Reef Manta RayMobula alfrediReported here · unconfirmed
Hawksbill Sea TurtleEretmochelys imbricataReported here · unconfirmed
Black CardinalfishApogonichthyoides melasReported here · unconfirmed

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