Padang Bai Coral Restoration Area
Protected Area
KK Karangasem
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) - Padang Bai Coral Restoration Area offers some of Lombok & Gili Islands's richest reef diving. Water ranges 28-30°C, warmest April, May, November.
Heading out from Padang Bai, the Coral Restoration Area is a gentle, shallow dive, topping out at 13 meters. It’s the home of Livingseas’ restoration project, so while you’ll spot parrotfish and Yellowstripe Monocle Bream, the real focus here is the growing coral, particularly the staghorns. It’s a good spot for newer divers, or when you just want a relaxed dive with a feel-good factor, watching the reef slowly come back to life. Keep an eye out for a resident porcupinefish, we often find it poking around the newer structures.
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Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for Padang Bai Coral Restoration Area
Padang Bai Coral Restoration Area Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for Padang Bai Coral Restoration Area, 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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