Sental
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) - Sental offers some of Lombok & Gili Islands's richest diving. Water ranges 28-30°C, warmest April, May, November.
Sental is where we head when we want a proper drift dive with something interesting to look at all the way along. It’s an extended coral slope, mostly hard corals, lots of staghorn and table corals forming ledges and overhangs. Keep an eye out into the blue here. We’ve seen small schools of trevally zip past, and once, a lone eagle ray gliding through. The current can be quite strong, which is part of the fun, but it means good coordination with your boat captain is key – agree on your entry and exit points clearly. This site suits divers who enjoy a relaxed drift, letting the water do the work, while keeping an eye out for larger pelagics moving through the open water. Expect to see plenty of reef fish sheltering in the coral, and we often spot freckled anglerfish tucked away if we take our time. It’s a relatively shallow dive, topping out around 21 metres, so you get plenty of bottom time to just go with the flow.
Nearest Dive Centres to Sental
Dive shops near Sental
Purple Dive Penida
Nusablu Diving
Freedive Nusa
Deep Roots Dive & Yoga Resort
Temple Diving by Mar Adentro
Time Divers Penida
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Conditions
Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for Sental
Sental Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for Sental, 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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