Diving Seahorse Bay Lombok

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I dove Seahorse Bay in July 2026 with Trawangan Dive, by boat out of the Gili Islands it was my first dedicated muck dive.

Instead of covering ground, you slow down and look at what's actually sitting on the sand.

Although I don't have the right camera setup for it, I had an amazing time!

Dive Log · Lombok, Indonesia

Seahorse Bay

Garmin Descent MK3i
Max Depth
61ft / 18.6m
Avg Depth
28ft / 8.5m
Dive Time
56min
Water Temp
82.4°F / 28°C
Visibility
80ft
Entry
Boat
Recommended Certification
Open Water

The Dive

Seahorse Bay sits closer to mainland Lombok than to the Gili Islands, which is part of why it's a rarely visited site for Gili divers.

You drop onto a sandy, sloping bottom and move slowly, working the terrain a few feet at a time instead of covering ground.

That pace is the entire point of muck diving.

This was my first dedicated muck dive, and it forces a different mindset than reef diving, you're not scanning wide, you're looking close, in the sand, along debris, in small crevices, for things that are easy to swim right past.

Marine Life I Saw

Flounder hiding in the sand.
Mantis Shrimp saying hello.
Ornate ghost pipefish.
Another angle.
Blue ribbon eel.
Moray eel hiding in the muck.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Austin Tuwiner

I'm a PADI Divemaster based in South Florida.

With over a decade of diving experience, I help readers become better divers, buy their next piece of gear, and plan their dream dive vacation!

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