Golden Passage

West Manggarai Regency, Komodo, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesiareef30 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.

Golden PassageKomodo

Good · 5/5

conditions visualisation

Good5/5

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

Wind3 kn SE

Current~0.2 kn SE · model

Swell

0.1 m · 7s · SW

Water

30 °C

Max depth

30 m

Conditions through the day

7 AM7 PM

Calmest current near slack — 17:30 & 06:30 local

Sunrise 05:32 · 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

Golden Passage is a drift dive in North Komodo, in the channel between Komodo Island and Gili Lawa Darat. It is named for the gold-bathed soft coral on the channel walls, and depths run from 5 to 30 m.

The current through the channel is strong, and you drift past dense macro life and pelagic action. Sharks, Napoleon wrasse and schooling fish are the main sightings. It is rated for advanced divers, and the best diving is on the incoming tide. The season runs roughly April to October, with water temperature of 25 to 30°C.

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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.

Napoleon (humphead) wrasseNapoleon (humphead) wrasseConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Manta rayManta rayConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
SweetlipsSweetlipsConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
SnapperSnapperConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Leaf scorpionfishLeaf scorpionfishReported here · unconfirmed
Bignose UnicornfishNaso vlamingiiReported here · unconfirmed
Giant TrevallyCaranx ignobilisReported here · unconfirmed
Moorish IdolZanclus cornutusReported here · unconfirmed
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesusReported here · unconfirmed
Clark's AnemonefishAmphiprion clarkiiReported here · unconfirmed
Sixband AngelfishPomacanthus sexstriatusReported here · unconfirmed
Blacklip ButterflyfishChaetodon kleiniiReported here · unconfirmed
Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicusReported here · unconfirmed
Bigeye TrevallyCaranx sexfasciatusReported here · unconfirmed
Yellow BoxfishOstracion cubicumReported here · unconfirmed
PufferfishPufferfishReported here · unconfirmed
TrevallyTrevallyConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
Eagle rayEagle rayReported here · unconfirmed