Three Sisters

West Manggarai Regency, Komodo, Padar, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesiareef40 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.

Three SistersPadar

Good · 5/5

conditions visualisation

Good5/5

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

Wind6 kn ESE

Current~0.1 kn NE · model

Swell

0.4 m · 10s · SW

Water

30 °C

Max depth

40 m

Conditions through the day

7 AM7 PM

Calmest current near slack — 15:45 & 04:30 local

Sunrise 05:31 · Sunset 17:59 local

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Tide · local

Outlook — select a day for full conditions

On-face swell 0.0 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

Three Sisters is a group of three closely spaced pinnacles south of Padar Island in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. They rise from about 20 metres to just 3 to 5 metres below the surface. A fourth pinnacle lies to the west, hidden at depth, dropping from 20 to 40 metres with dramatic sea fans.

The pinnacles are covered in vibrant corals, nudibranchs and frogfish, with large schools of surgeonfish. The site has deep upwellings, and hammerhead sharks are possible but rare. It is a southern site, and is reached from liveaboards.

Currents here can be unpredictable and there is surge, so the dive suits advanced divers.

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