Gosong Balam
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) - Gosong Balam offers some of Lombok & Gili Islands's richest reef diving. Water ranges 28-30°C, warmest April, May, November.
Gosong Balam offers a solid dive on a healthy coral reef. We’ve seen a good variety of reef fish here, along with the occasional turtle cruising by. It’s a pretty straightforward dive, suitable for divers comfortable with general reef conditions, though currents can pick up sometimes.
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Conditions
Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for Gosong Balam
Gosong Balam Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for Gosong Balam, 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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