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Belongas Bay & South Lombok · Indonesia · Wall · Reef

Gerupuk Slope

Hard coral formations along a wall near Kuta

Gerupuk Slope is a wall of hard coral at Gerupuk on the south coast of Lombok, dived on the half-day boat trips from Kuta. The dive runs along the face between 10 and 19 m, above a bottom at about 30 m, and it is a coral and reef-life dive rather than the exposed open-sea pinnacles of Belongas Bay.

Also known as Gerupuk Bay.

Where it is and how deep

Depth profile of Gerupuk Slope: typical dive 10–19 m (33–62 ft), deepest point 30 m (100 ft) 18 m · Open Water30 m · Advanced40 m · Recreational limit10 m19 m30 m maxtypical dive
Depths on a shared scale to 40 m (130 ft); dashed lines mark common certification limits.

8.9109° S, 116.3443° EApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.

The dive

The wall is overgrown with fascinating hard coral formations, broken by a multitude of niches and crevices. Lobsters, crabs and stingrays hide in them, sweetlips, parrotfish and emperor fish swim along the face, and there is a good chance of meeting tuna or trevally.

Marine life and season

  • Stingrays
  • Tuna
  • Trevally & jacks
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Season follows Belongas Bay & South Lombok: Hammerheads peak from August to November; Belongas is calmest from March to mid-June and in October and November.

Sources

  1. Dive spots Lombok, Kuta, Gili Islands — Scuba Froggy
  2. OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap

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