The beach at Buyuk on the north coast of Nusa Penida

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Buyuk (Buyuk Point)

Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia

  • Beginner
  • Mild current

Buyuk is a beginner dive site in Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia. Dives run from 5 to 40 m, with mild current. Marine life here includes mola-mola, clownfish and nudibranch. 12 dive shops on Scubalo run trips here.

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Conditions at Buyuk

Max depth
40 m
Depth range
5–40 m
Current
Mild
Level
Beginner
Depth profile: dives from 5 m to 40 m.

Safety

Current
Usually weak, but strong westward currents can run along the north coast.
Boats
Jet skis and banana boats from nearby pontoons later in the day.

About Buyuk

Buyuk is the eastern end of Nusa Penida's north coast drifts, named after Buyuk village. A wide, sandy plateau and a gentle slope make it a good site for macro, try dives and Open Water students.

Buyuk is at the eastern end of Nusa Penida's north coast drift sites, east of Sental and Pura Mas Gading, and takes its name from Buyuk village, which is also a fast boat harbour.

Unlike SD, Ped and Sental, it has a wide plateau and a slope that starts gentle and steepens towards 20 m. The sandier bottom is good for macro and for try dives. Tamarind Divers describes gullies and coral outcrops, big barrel sponges and whip corals deeper down, with frogfish hiding in the sponges.

Shops pair it with Sental: when the current runs west, they start at Buyuk and drift into Sental. Dive Concepts takes Open Water students here and lets experienced divers go to 30 or 40 m to look for mola mola.

When to dive Buyuk

Season

Year round
Buyuk is dived all year.
Mola mola season
June to October on the north coast.

Marine life at Buyuk

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Type of diving

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Questions about Buyuk

Is Buyuk good for beginners?

Yes. Its wide plateau and gentle slope make it a common site for try dives and Open Water students.

What can you see at Buyuk?

Frogfish in the sponges, barrel sponges and whip corals, eagle rays and whitetip reef sharks, and mola mola deeper in season.

Is Buyuk the same as Pura Mas Gading?

Most shops list them as neighbouring sites, though World Diving and Tamarind describe them together.

When is Buyuk dived?

Often as the first dive of the morning, before jet skis and banana boats start from the pontoons nearby.

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Dive shops that go to Buyuk

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