Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia
Crystal Bay
Bali’s famous bay for the giant mola mola and some of its clearest water.
About the dive
Crystal Bay is an all-levels dive site in Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia. Divers have logged 55,326 dives here, going to 19 m on average in around 18 m of visibility. 49 species are recorded here month by month; the most sighted are clownfish, chinese trumpetfish and angelfish. Sightings peak in July, August and September.
- Level
- Beginner–Expert
- Avg. max depth
- 19 m
- Visibility
- 18 m
- Dive time
- 42 min
- Logged dives
- 55,326
- Busiest months
- Jul · Aug · Sep
- Region
- Lesser Sunda
Most sighted here
ClownfishPhoto: MaLia Evans · CC0
Chinese trumpetfish
AngelfishPhoto: Pauline Walsh Jacobson · CC BY
Moray eelsPhoto: David Clode · CC0
What you’ll see, month by month
The most-sighted species at Crystal Bay and the months they are logged. The brighter the cell, the more sightings.
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | |
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| Clownfish | ||||||||||||
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| Green Turtle | ||||||||||||
| Surgeonfish | ||||||||||||
| Lionfish | ||||||||||||
| Boxfish | ||||||||||||
| Ocean Sunfish | ||||||||||||
| Nudibranchs |
Dive centers nearby
40 dive centers within 10 km. The closest:
- Reeflex Divers1.7 km
- Ceningan Divers2.4 km
- Emperor Lembongan2.9 km
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