Toyapakeh is at the northern mouth of the channel between Nusa Penida and Nusa Ceningan. The bottom is terraced, with soft-coral pillars rising from about 30 m. The current changes direction, sometimes during one dive, because of the tide in the channel.
The depth is about 5–40 m. Some parts are sheltered and some take the current. Visibility is often 15–30 m. The temperature is about 20–28°C, colder from July to October.
In the cold-water season there is a mola cleaning station around 40 m. On the shallower slope, schools of trevally, triggerfish, and sweetlips face the current. The safety stop is often on a plateau around 6 m.
- Map coordinate
- −8.67844, 115.48244
- Dive type
- Wall
- Entry
- Boat
- Depth
- About 5–40 m
- Water
- Salt water, about 20–28°C
Marine life
Trevally
These schools gather at the edge of the channel, where the current swirls.
Batfish
These schools gather at the edge of the channel, where the current swirls.
Sweetlips
These schools gather at the edge of the channel, where the current swirls.
Mola
From July to October they can be at the station around 40 m. Outside that season they are rare, and they have been seen much shallower.
Reef shark
They pass along the coral pillars.
Turtle
They pass along the coral pillars.
Bumphead parrotfish
Sometimes crunch the hard coral in a small group.
Macro life
The coral pillars are the wide view. The small animals are in the rubble below them. For macro photos, use a macro lens and a focus light.
Frogfish
In the cracks and the coral rubble on the lower slope. Ribbon eels are in that zone too.
Nudibranch
In the cracks and the coral rubble on the lower slope. Ribbon eels are in that zone too.
Mantis shrimp
In the cracks and the coral rubble on the lower slope. Ribbon eels are in that zone too.
Moray eel
Large morays sit in the deep cracks of the wall.
An animal on this list is not guaranteed on every dive.