School of striped eel catfish over the sand off Nusa Penida, Bali

Sental

Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia

  • Beginner
  • Moderate current
  • Best Apr to Nov

Sental is a beginner dive site in Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia. Dives run from 5 to 30 m, with moderate current. The best months are April to November. Marine life here includes green sea turtle, hawksbill turtle and triggerfish. 21 dive shops on Scubalo run trips here.

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Conditions at Sental

Max depth
30 m
Depth range
5–30 m
Current
Moderate
Level
Beginner
Depth profile: dives from 5 m to 30 m.

Safety

Current
A gentle to moderate drift; some drift experience helps.

About Sental

Sental is a drift dive along the healthy reef of Nusa Penida's north coast, a little beyond the sites of Ped and SD. A gentle to moderate current carries you along past turtles, moray eels and reef sharks, with mola mola possible from July to September.

Sental lies on the north coast of Nusa Penida, a little further along the shore from Ped and SD Point, its better known neighbours. A healthy reef lines this whole coast, and Sental is dived as a drift along it.

The current is usually gentle to moderate, enough to carry you along without rushing, which makes it a relaxed reef cruise. Turtles are common, along with moray eels, lionfish, scorpionfish, crabs and many nudibranchs, and blacktip and whitetip reef sharks pass along the edge. From July to September, when the water cools, mola mola are occasionally seen off the north coast too.

It suits divers with a little drift experience, and the boat ride from Nusa Lembongan is short.

When to dive Sental

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

Season

Right now
Year round
Nusa Penida is dived all year.
Mola mola season
July to October, when cold upwellings bring sunfish up from the deep.

Marine life at Sental

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Questions about Sental

What kind of dive is Sental?

A drift along the healthy reef of Nusa Penida's north coast, usually in a gentle to moderate current.

Is Sental the same as SD Point?

No. SD Point and Ped are neighbouring sites on the same north coast. Sental is a little further along the shore.

What can you see at Sental?

Turtles, moray eels, lionfish, scorpionfish, nudibranchs and blacktip and whitetip reef sharks, with mola mola possible from July to September.

Who can dive Sental?

Divers with some drift experience. The current is usually gentle to moderate.

When is the best time to dive Sental?

It is dived all year. From July to October the water cools and mola mola come up around Nusa Penida.

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