Manta Point

Lombok, North Lombok Regency, Pemenang, Gili Islands, Gili Trawangan, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesiareef15 m maxbeginner

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.

Manta PointGili Trawangan

Fair · 4/5

conditions visualisation

Fair4/5

Some chop right now — best window today 8 AM–3 PM.

Wind10 kn S

Current~1.2 kn SW · model

Swell

0.5 m · 10s · SSW

Water

30 °C

Max depth

15 m

Conditions through the day

7 AM7 PM

Calmest current near slack — 15:45 & 05:30 local

Sunrise 05:46 · Sunset 18:13 local

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Tide · local

Outlook — select a day for full conditions

On-face swell 0.4 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

Manta Point lies off the south coast of Gili Trawangan, between the island and Gili Meno, and is the place on Trawangan to look for manta rays. It is shallow, no more than 18 metres.

From 10 to 15 metres you sway in the surge above pink cabbage coral. Devil rays, eagle rays and manta rays can be found here, and the best chance is in the rainy season, when the water is rich in plankton. Another account gives April to November as the likeliest time for mantas.

Reef sharks, schools of sweetlips, snappers and fusiliers are also seen, along with turtles and parrotfish.

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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 sharkReef sharkConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
Sea turtleSea turtleConfirmed present · 4 independent sources
StingrayStingrayReported here · unconfirmed
DolphinDolphinReported here · unconfirmed
Indo-Pacific Sergeant MajorAbudefduf vaigiensisReported here · unconfirmed
Blackspotted PufferArothron nigropunctatusReported here · unconfirmed
Moorish IdolZanclus cornutusReported here · unconfirmed
Green Sea TurtleChelonia mydasReported here · unconfirmed
Small Giant ClamTridacna maximaReported here · unconfirmed
Peacock Mantis ShrimpOdontodactylus scyllarusReported here · unconfirmed
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesusReported here · unconfirmed
Narrowlined PufferArothron manilensisReported here · unconfirmed
Blacklip ButterflyfishChaetodon kleiniiReported here · unconfirmed
WrasseWrasseConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
Napoleon (humphead) wrasseNapoleon (humphead) wrasseReported here · unconfirmed
FusilierFusilierConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
SweetlipsSweetlipsConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
Nurse sharkNurse sharkConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Mola mola (ocean sunfish)Mola mola (ocean sunfish)Confirmed present · 4 independent sources
NudibranchNudibranchConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
ParrotfishParrotfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
BatfishBatfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
UnicornfishUnicornfishReported here · unconfirmed
Eagle rayEagle rayConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
SnapperSnapperReported here · unconfirmed
Manta rayManta rayConfirmed present · 28 independent sources
Mantis shrimpMantis shrimpReported here · unconfirmed
BannerfishBannerfishReported here · unconfirmed
WobbegongWobbegongReported here · unconfirmed
TrevallyTrevallyReported here · unconfirmed
Blackpatch TriggerfishRhinecanthus verrucosusReported here · unconfirmed
Three-spot DascyllusDascyllus trimaculatusReported here · unconfirmed
Pacific TrumpetfishAulostomus chinensisReported here · unconfirmed
OctopusOctopusConfirmed present · 4 independent sources