Yellow Wall
8.8000°S 119.7000°E · wall
A dramatic wall along the east coast of Nusa Kode named for the profusion of bright yellow soft corals (Tubastrea) and robust sea cucumbers. Crevices harbour nudibranchs, cleaner shrimp, and decorator crabs, with clown triggerfish, fork-tailed fairy basslets, whitetip reef sharks, and green turtles observed along the face. Best dived in the afternoon for optimal light. Medium to strong currents.
Site Information
- Location: East coast of Nusa Kode, southern Komodo National Park
- Entry Type: Boat dive
- Site Type: Wall dive
- Difficulty Level: Advanced
- Maximum Depth: 40 meters
- Typical Depth Range: 5–40 meters (richest life at 15–25 meters)
- Current: Medium to strong
- Best Time: Afternoon for optimal sunlight on the wall face
Sources: Dive The World – Komodo Dive Sites, DiveHappy – Komodo Diving, Divezone – Yellow Wall. Last updated 2026-06-10.
Sea-surface temperature and wave height from Open-Meteo Marine (ERA5 reanalysis, monthly averages).
568 verified species observations (248 species) logged within ~11 km of this site between 1993 and 2017, from the Ocean Biodiversity Information System.
- Chelonia mydas · Green turtle
- Pseudochromis
- Trimma macrophthalmum · Flame Goby
- Ostorhinchus komodoensis
- Salarias guttatus · Breast-spot Blenny
- Blenniidae · Blennies
- Istigobius decoratus · Decorated Goby
- Congrogadus subducens · Ambeetunbeet
- Helcogramma · Cryptic Triplefin
- Enneapterygius tutuilae · High Hat Triplefin
- Pseudotrichonotus caeruleoflavus
- Trimma benjamini · Redface Dwarfgoby
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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