Big Nose

8.4300°S 119.5000°E · reef

Depth
25 m
Level
Intermediate
Entry
boat
Type
reef

Dive site in the north Komodo area. Site details unverified — contributed from a diver’s personal logbook. Located in open water northwest of Komodo Island. May be known by a different name among local operators.

Site Information

  • Entry Type: Boat dive
  • Site Type: Reef
  • Difficulty Level: Intermediate
  • Maximum Depth: 25 meters

No site-specific sources found. Site contributed from a personal diver logbook only. Last updated 2026-06-10.

Depth profile
0m · surface−25m max
Ocean conditions
28.5–31°CWater temp (yearly range)
0.3–0.7 mWave height
NovWarmest
NovCalmest seas
31°28° JFMAMJJASOND

Sea-surface temperature and wave height from Open-Meteo Marine (ERA5 reanalysis, monthly averages).

Recorded marine life nearby

258 verified species observations (141 species) logged within ~11 km of this site between 1970 and 2023, from the Ocean Biodiversity Information System.

Chordata · 8Mollusca · 21Cnidaria · 27Echinodermata · 5Arthropoda · 7
  • Ecsenius bathi
  • Helcogramma striata
  • Malacanthus latovittatus
  • Enneapterygius tutuilae
  • Synchiropus morrisoni
  • Ecsenius bicolor
  • Nannosalarias nativitatis
  • Parapercis tetracantha
  • Marioniopsis elongoreticulata
  • Goniobranchus kuniei · オトヒメウミウシ
  • Chelidonura amoena
  • Truncatella

Scientific survey records skew toward sampled taxa (molluscs, corals) and do not reflect what you are guaranteed to see on a dive.

Source: OBIS (obis.org), aggregated Darwin Core occurrence records.

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reef
Reef with anthias · illustrative · photo credit

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Source: OpenStreetMap via dive-vibe-community (ODbL) · Last updated 2026-07-17