Emerald Bay, also called Emerald or Embral, is southeast of Tulamben Bay, one step on from Batu Kelebit. Go by boat from the bay. The sand is lighter than inside the bay, and the site is quieter.
The coral slope starts around 10–12 m and is usually dived to 30 m. The wall can continue to about 40 m. Current often starts calm, then can build and turn the way back into a drift. A sunken car sits on the slope, around 30 m, with a few other made objects.
The hard coral here is large because the site is rarely crowded. Elephant-ear sponges stick out of the sand, some taller than a diver. Sheets of plating coral cover parts of the slope.
- Map coordinate
- −8.28329, 115.60357
- Dive type
- Reef
- Entry
- Boat
- Depth
- About 10–30 m. The slope can continue to 40 m.
- Water
- Salt water
Marine life
Sweetlips
These fish live on the coral and around the large sponges.
Angelfish
These fish live on the coral and around the large sponges.
Bannerfish
These fish live on the coral and around the large sponges.
Grouper
On the deeper part, often still under coral or a sponge.
Trevally
Pass in the open water beside the slope, especially when there is current.
Tuna
Pass in the open water beside the slope, especially when there is current.
Reef shark
Sometimes rest under a table coral or swim along the slope.
Ray
Rays are sometimes on the sand. Eagle rays are rarer, in the open water.
Napoleon wrasse
Some live around the small drop-off and the elephant-ear sponges. Approach slowly.
Macro life
Garden eels are in the sand. Pygmy seahorses are on the sea fans, sometimes several on one fan. For macro photos, use a macro lens and a focus light.
Garden eel
A colony rises from the sand on the slope. They drop into their holes if you approach too fast.
Pygmy seahorse
They cling to sea fans. This needs a slow eye and enough distance that the fan is not touched.
Nudibranch
On the sand and in coral cracks. Cuttlefish are easier to see than octopus.
Cuttlefish
On the sand and in coral cracks. Cuttlefish are easier to see than octopus.
Octopus
On the sand and in coral cracks. Cuttlefish are easier to see than octopus.
Scorpionfish
Camouflaged on the sponges and coral. Do not put a hand on the slope or on the sunken objects.
Lionfish
Camouflaged on the sponges and coral. Do not put a hand on the slope or on the sunken objects.
An animal on this list is not guaranteed on every dive.