Thorny seahorse on black sand at Bitung, North Sulawesi

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Cumi Cumi (Tanjung Cumi)

Southeast coast, Lombok, Indonesia

  • Beginner
  • Mild current
  • Best Apr to Oct

Cumi Cumi is a beginner dive site in Southeast coast, Lombok, Indonesia. Dives run from 3 to 15 m, with mild current. The best months are April to October. Marine life here includes nudibranch, stonefish and mimic octopus. One dive shop on Scubalo runs trips here.

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Conditions at Cumi Cumi

Max depth
15 m
Depth range
3–15 m
Current
Mild
Level
Beginner
Depth profile: dives from 3 m to 15 m.

Safety

Buoyancy
Hover off the sand; stonefish and scorpionfish are venomous.

About Cumi Cumi

Cumi Cumi, at Tanjung Cumi on Lombok's southeast coast, is a shallow muck dive from 3 to 15 metres with seahorses, pygmy cuttlefish, frogfish, ribbon eels and rhinopias.

Cumi Cumi is named for Tanjung Cumi, a cape off the southeast coast of Lombok. The shallows hold a hard and soft coral reef, and from about 8 metres the bottom turns to sand with scattered bommies and staghorn coral.

It is a muck dive. Common and thorny seahorses live here, with dwarf, pygmy and crinoid cuttlefish, Coleman and bumblebee shrimps, zebra and decorator crabs, warty, giant and hairy frogfish, ribbon and snake eels, and spiny fish from lionfish and stonefish to rhinopias. Every kind of nudibranch turns up, and mimic octopus are seen here too.

When to dive Cumi Cumi

Best months: April, May, June, July, August, September, October.

Season

Right now
Best months
April to October, the dry season, with calmer seas and the best visibility.
Good to know
The south coast faces the Indian Ocean, so swell and current decide which sites can be dived on the day.

Marine life at Cumi Cumi

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Type of diving

Questions about Cumi Cumi

What can you see at Cumi Cumi?

Seahorses, dwarf and pygmy cuttlefish, frogfish, ribbon eels, rhinopias, shrimps, crabs and nudibranchs.

How deep is Cumi Cumi?

From about 3 to 15 metres, around 10 metres on average.

Is Cumi Cumi good for beginners?

Yes. It is a shallow, easy muck dive.

Which dive shops go to Cumi Cumi?

Dive shops in Kuta Lombok run day trips there, by road to Telong Elong and then by boat. The shops that go there are listed on this page.

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Dive shops that go to Cumi Cumi

One shop in the directory runs trips here.

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