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Manta Point

Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia · 8–20m · intermediate · exposed

Limestone cliff-base cleaning station with year-round reef manta visits, swell-dependent.

Conditions today

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poor

Poor — 2.0m effective waves in the morning window.

Limiting factor: waves

Wave height
1.8–2.3m
Wave period
12.7–14.3s
Wind chop
0–0.5m
Sea temp
26.2–26.5°C

Ranges span today's hours. Wave height here is the raw sea state — the rating scales it for how exposed the site is. Exposed — open water with nothing to block the swell, so it is scored at full height.

Next few days

  • TodayPoor — 2.0m effective waves in the morning window.poor
  • FridayPoor — 2.3m effective waves in the morning window.poor
  • SaturdayPoor — 2.8m effective waves in the morning window.poor

Each day is scored over its morning dive window, the same as today's rating.

Dive briefing

AI-generated

Conditions are poor today, with waves the limiting factor. The morning window showed 2.0m effective wave height at this exposed site. Raw sea state runs 1.8–2.3m with a period of 12.7–14.3 seconds; wind waves are minimal at 0–0.5m. Water temperature is 26.2–26.5°C. The site sits at 8–20m and requires intermediate certification. You'll need to assess whether entry and exit are feasible given the swell.

This limestone cleaning station is known for reef mantas, which divers commonly log here year-round. Other frequent sightings include hawksbill sea turtles, moorish idols, blacklip butterflyfish, Clark's anemonefish, Pacific trumpetfish, striped surgeonfish, and semicircle angelfish. Marine life encounters are never guaranteed, but the reef consistently draws logged visitors.

Written by Claude (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) from the rating, forecast, and sightings on this page — it has no other source and cannot look anything up. Treat it as a summary, not as local knowledge.

Commonly seen here

Most-recorded species near this site, ranked by research-grade iNaturalist sightings from divers, snorkelers, and naturalists.

Species come from iNaturalist — research-grade sightings logged by divers, snorkelers, and naturalists nearby. The ranking reflects what people photograph most, not guaranteed abundance. Ask a local operator what's actually being seen. Species names link to iNaturalist for range maps, seasonality and more photos. Photos by iNaturalist contributors under Creative Commons licences — individual credit on hover.