Coral reef and reef fish in the waters between Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Penida

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SD Point (Sekolah Dasar)

Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia

Beginner
Moderate current
Best All year

SD Point is a beginner dive site in Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia. Dives run from 5 to 40 m, with moderate current. The best months are All year. Marine life here includes whale shark, mola-mola and clownfish. 16 dive shops on Scubalo run trips here.

Updated 2 November 2026

Conditions at SD Point

Max depth: 40 m
Depth range: 5–40 m
Current: Moderate
Level: Beginner

Depth profile

Safety

Current: None to strong with the tide; on a strong day it is a fast drift and the guide decides.
Depth: The slope drops quickly past 40 m, so watch your depth while drifting.

About SD Point

SD Point is a drift along Nusa Penida's north coast, named after the primary school (Sekolah Dasar) on the shore. A shallow coral plateau at 5 m slopes to 40 m, with fields of staghorn coral, a resident school of batfish and turtles.

SD Point is the western end of the run of drift dives along Nusa Penida's north coast: SD, Ped, Sental, Pura Mas Gading and Buyuk. It takes its name from the primary school, Sekolah Dasar, on the white sand shore where seaweed farmers work.

The reef starts as a coral plateau at about 5 m and slopes to 40 m and beyond. It is usually dived as a drift from east to west, along big coral formations and wide fields of staghorn coral full of blue damselfish. Big Fish Diving says its resident school of batfish is almost always there, and turtles are common.

The plateau suits try dives and safety stops, and shops take newer divers on a rising tide, when the current is gentle. From mid July to mid October mola mola are sometimes seen on the deeper slope.

When to dive SD Point

Season

Right now
Year round: SD Point is dived all year.
Mola mola season: Mid July to mid October, when sunfish are sometimes seen on the deeper slope.