Padangbai

Padang Bai is a popular diving destination located on the eastern coast of Bali, Indonesia. It’s known for its diverse marine life, clear waters, and a range of dive sites suitable for all levels of divers.

Padang Bai is home to diverse marine species, including various reef fish, colourful corals, nudibranchs, sea turtles, and larger creatures like sharks and rays. The nutrient-rich waters make it a haven for underwater photography and marine enthusiasts

Padang Bai Diving Highlight:

Diving Type: Deep dive, Macro Dive, Wall Dive

Water Temperature:

Most sites here have a generally calm water condition. However, like most dive sites in Bali, tides and currents influence the diving conditions in Padang Bai. Some dive sites can experience stronger currents, so divers need appropriate experience and training for specific sites like Jetty, Bias tugel and Tanjung Sari. From July to October the temperature could drop down to 20°C (68°F), but in general, the water temperature typically ranges from 26 to 30°C (79 to 86°F), making diving in a wetsuit comfortable.

Visibility: 

The visibility in Padang Bai can vary, but generally ranges from 15 to 30 meters (50 to 100 feet), making it possible to enjoy clear views of the marine life and underwater landscapes.

Best Time to Dive:

The best time to dive in Padang Bai is during the dry season, which typically runs from April to November. During this period, the water is calmer and the visibility is generally better.

No Minimum Dive required: 

If you’re not a certified diver, and wish to explore the underwater realm, consider taking a Discover Scuba Diving course. DSD is a beginner-level program that allows you to experience diving under the guidance of an instructor and can be used as a credit if you wish to continue take an Open Water Diving Course later on. 

Padang Bai Diving Site

Diving in Padang Bai will give you an exciting experience of how to start your dive from a traditional fishing boat called “Jukung”. It has been customised for diving purposes so you’ll have shades and some nets on the roof to keep your belongings safe and dry. The “Jukung” will take you to the dive sites:

Blue Lagoon: Situated at the doorstep of the Blue Lagoon resort, this dive location offers an excellent experience suitable for divers of all skill levels. The underwater terrain features a sandy seabed starting at a depth of 3 meters and gradually descending to more than 40 meters. This sandy expanse serves as a prime habitat for a variety of intriguing marine creatures, including slumbering cuttlefish, leaf fish, common seahorses, and orangutan crabs, which can often be found nestled among the vibrant coral formations. Keep an eye out for cleaning stations where diligent shrimp may even attend to your needs. Explore the captivating mini-wall adorned with a profusion of differently colored feather stars and concealed nudibranch, adding to the allure of this remarkable dive site.

Bias Tugel: Located in front of the beautiful white sand beach along the coast from Padang Bai, this wonderful coral garden full of staghorn corals will take your breath away. School of anthias, damsels and cromis buzz on top of the corals while out in the blue surgeonfish and fusilier gather. The white sand and crystal clear water provides the perfect conditions for both snorkeling and diving and with a bit of current make a fantastic drift. Whether its wide angle or macro you are looking for the reef slopes are full of a variety of life. Leaf scorpionfish, ribbon eels, trumpetfish, ghost pipefish, reef sharks, turtles, cleaning stations with shrimps, wrasses and schools of glassfish amongst some of the subjects you can find.

epun: Jepun takes its name from the Frangipani tree (Jepun in Bahasa) surrounding the little temple on front of the dive site. It is perfect dive site for all level of divers with its gentle slopping bottom from shallows to max 40 metres. Visit the little wreck lying at 25 metres alongside the artificial reef which is already populated with resident frog fish, leaf fish, scorpion and lion fish. Get ready to encounter the submarine and pose for people taking your picture as they see you enjoying the underwater world first hand

Tanjung Sari/The Channel:The Channel starts in the ferry channel on front of Padang Bay beach and ends around the corner of the bay in Tanjung Sari. This sandy slope is decorated with beautiful hard corals, barrel sponges and soft corals. There are several large Gorgonian seafans which are home to pygmy seahorses and always a good chance to encounter reef sharks, giant trevally, tuna or turtles.

Turtle Neck Diving:

This small white sand lagoon connected to the mini wall is for those who appreciate a combination of coral reef and muck diving. Healthy reefs full of a wide diversity of fish life set on sandy slopes with a rich variety of critters all in one dive site. You will find juvenile emperor angelfish, yellow boxfish, moray eels and schooling juvenile catfish alongside amazing critters such as; long snout dragonet, flying gurnard, devil scorpionfish, ghost pipefish and seahorses.

Please note that the specific dive sites visited during the day trip may vary depending on factors like weather conditions, currents, and diver experience levels. Our dive guides will carefully select the sites to ensure the best possible diving experience, prioritizing safety and the opportunity for memorable encounters with marine life.

How we run our Padang Bai diving and snorkeling day trip:

We will pick you up from your hotel at the appointed time and take you to our Dive Center in Sanur so you can try your dive equipment. Preferably, you visit our dive shop 1 day prior to your diving day to try your diving equipment. 

Padang Bai is about 1-hour drive from Sanur. The bus will depart at 8:00 AM from our dive centre. Upon arrival, we will set up the dive equipment before we take Jukung (the traditional boat) for about 5 – 10 minutes to the first dive sites. 

Divers and snorkelers will visit the same site each time. 

Our driver will take you back to your hotel at the end of your dive trip. 

Should you wish to fill your dive log with your dive guides, or if you rent an underwater camera and want to copy the pictures you took, you are welcome to stop at the dive centre before we take you to your hotels.