Dan’s Reef
Protected Area
KK Nusa Penida
Why dive here
With 246+ marine species recorded in the area - including blue-spotted stingrays, bull sharks, grey reef sharks, manta rays and mobula rays (devil rays) - Dan’s Reef offers some of Lombok & Gili Islands's richest reef diving. Water ranges 28-30°C, warmest April, May, November.
Dan's Reef sits right outside Nomads Diving, making it a handy shore or boat dive. It's relatively shallow, topping out at 14 metres, with a gentle slope that gives way to plenty of branching staghorn corals and wide table corals. We've often spotted pink anemonefish weaving through their host anemones here. Visibility averages around 18 metres, though we’ve seen it drop during tidal shifts when the current picks up. If you're looking for a relaxed dive with a good chance of seeing hawksbill sea turtles and maybe a cruising barracuda, this is a solid choice. It's also home to Project Laut’s coral restoration efforts, which is pretty cool to see up close.
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Conditions
Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for Dan’s Reef
Dan’s Reef Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for Dan’s Reef, sourced from Open-Meteo marine data + Copernicus Marine (EU) - nearest station: Open-Meteo marine grid (-8.35, 116.05) (0km away)
October Averages
Sea Temperature
30°C
85°F · Range: 28.3–30.9°C
Current Speed
29.15 cm/s
Direction: SW (239°)
Chlorophyll-a
0.223 mg/m³
Clear water
Salinity
33.97 PSU
Based on 4 years of monitoring data · Data sources: Open-Meteo marine data + Copernicus Marine (EU)
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