Diving Komodo and the Lesser Sundas from Singapore

Current is the defining feature here in every month. The season decides whether you can get out to the sites, not whether they are working.

Islands: Komodo, Siaba Besar, Rinca, Seraya Besar

Best months: Apr–Sep
Also good: Mar, Oct–Dec
From Singapore: ~6h 48m each way
On the map: 34 dive sites · 2 centres

When to go

Good

October works.

The year here

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Best here: April, May, June, July, August, September.

Komodo and the Lesser Sundas. Written by hand from how the season actually runs, calibrated against what the boats do, since a season that disagrees with the operators is wrong however good the meteorology behind it. It describes most years, not this one: the forecast above is what knows about next week.

Northwest wet season (Jan–Feb) — Wind and rain from the northwest; many operators take their annual break.

Where to dive in Komodo and the Lesser Sundas

Komodo · 18 sites

Siaba Besar · 8 sites

Rinca · 4 sites

Seraya Besar · 3 sites

Elsewhere · 1 sites

Sebayur dive site

Every site opens onto this week's sea forecast and the marine life seen there. See them on the map →

Dive centres

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Getting there from Singapore

KomodoFlight → Dive boat~6h 48m
Siaba BesarFlight → Dive boat~6h 48m
RincaFlight → Dive boat~6h 48m
Seraya BesarFlight → Dive boat~6h 48m

~6h 48m

door to water, each way · 2 legs

FlightLabuan Bajo (LBJ)~5h 18mFlight time plus the airports at both ends. A connection adds to it.Find flights →
Dive boatThe Cauldron Dive Site1h 30mEvery Komodo boat leaves from the harbour in town. The northern sites are an hour or so; the southern ones are a long day or a liveaboard.

📍 The Cauldron Dive Site on Google Maps 🧭 Route from Labuan Bajo

Times marked ~ are estimated from straight-line distance and will be roughly right at best. The road legs are the ones Google Maps answers properly; it will not plan the ferry or the dive boat at all. A dive site's coordinates put a pin in open water, so the map link drops you on the site, not on a jetty.

Is it good right now?

The forecast for The Cauldron Dive Site shows this week's swell and wind — and you can ask to be told when it looks good. Or see where to dive this month.

Planning Komodo and the Lesser Sundas with friends?

Hear when a site looks goodFollow any dive site and we'll tell you when a good spell is on the forecast.
Plan trips with your groupEveryone answers going, maybe or can't, and the club calendar shows the dates most people can make.
Join a trip from the group chatTap “Count me in” on a shared trip link and you're in the club and down as going.
Keep a log bookLog your dives with the conditions you found, which become your group's reports on that site.
Your group's own spacePosts, photos and private messages, seen by members only.
Add missing dive sitesPut a site the map doesn't have yet where the boat actually goes.

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