Toyapakeh

Bali, Indonesiareef30 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.

ToyapakehBali

Good · 5/5

conditions visualisation

Good5/5

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

Wind5 kn SSW

Current~1.8 kn W · model

Swell

1.1 m · 9s · SSW

Water

30 °C

Max depth

30 m

Conditions through the day

7 AM7 PM

Calmest current near slack — 15:15 & 04:00 local

Sunrise 05:48 · Sunset 18:16 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

Toyapakeh is a drift dive along a channel on the northwest coast of Nusa Penida, where powerful currents funnel nutrient-rich water through the strait. When the current is running, you drop in, find your depth and the current carries you, with the reef wall on one side and open blue water on the other.

Large schools of fusiliers and surgeonfish hang in the water column, and trevally and barracuda patrol the edges. Reef sharks appear now and then in the deeper sections, and hawksbill turtles rest on the coral. The hard coral gardens are in good condition, and visibility is often 20 to 25 m.

The current can change quickly. It is not a site for first-time divers or recent beginners, and around 20 logged dives and some experience in moving water is a reasonable benchmark. The dry season, roughly May to October, tends to bring cleaner water.

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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.

Sea turtleSea turtleConfirmed present · 4 independent sources
Moray eelMoray eelReported here · unconfirmed
Marble rayMarble rayReported here · unconfirmed
Reef sharkReef sharkReported here · unconfirmed
TrevallyTrevallyConfirmed present · 7 independent sources
BarracudaBarracudaConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
ClownfishClownfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
NudibranchNudibranchReported here · unconfirmed
MandarinfishMandarinfishReported here · unconfirmed
SurgeonfishSurgeonfishReported here · unconfirmed
Mola mola (ocean sunfish)Mola mola (ocean sunfish)Confirmed present · 11 independent sources
GrouperGrouperConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
TunaTunaConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
SweetlipsSweetlipsConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Magnificent ChromodorisChromodoris magnificaReported here · unconfirmed
Reef Manta RayMobula alfrediReported here · unconfirmed
Whitecheek SurgeonfishAcanthurus nigricansReported here · unconfirmed
Blackback ButterflyfishChaetodon melannotusReported here · unconfirmed
Sixbar WrasseThalassoma hardwickeReported here · unconfirmed
FusilierFusilierConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
Hawksbill Sea TurtleEretmochelys imbricataReported here · unconfirmed
Moorish IdolZanclus cornutusReported here · unconfirmed
Blacklip ButterflyfishChaetodon kleiniiReported here · unconfirmed
Pacific TrumpetfishAulostomus chinensisReported here · unconfirmed
Clark's AnemonefishAmphiprion clarkiiReported here · unconfirmed
TriggerfishTriggerfishReported here · unconfirmed
SnapperSnapperConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Napoleon (humphead) wrasseNapoleon (humphead) wrasseReported here · unconfirmed
BatfishBatfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Eagle rayEagle rayConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
ScorpionfishScorpionfishReported here · unconfirmed
Mantis shrimpMantis shrimpReported here · unconfirmed