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Banda Besar Wall

Banda Sea · Indonesia

Banda Besar Wall is a cathedral-scale vertical drop starting just below the surface and plunging past 70 meters, its face encrusted in some of the most spectacular gorgonian fans and black coral trees in Indonesia. Scalloped hammerhead sharks circle in the blue water off the wall's face, while schooling barracuda form massive silver columns near the surface. The volcanic origin of the Banda Islands gives the wall an otherworldly geology — undercut overhangs and lava channels create swim-through opportunities draped in crinoids.

Conditions

Depth

5 to 60 m

Advanced depths

Current

Often strong

Can pick up on the edge

Visibility

10 to 20 m

Clearest in the calm season

Water

22 to 30°C

5mm wetsuit

Month by month

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Water (°C)	26	26	27	27	26	24	22	22	23	25	26	26
Vis (m)	20	20	20	20	15	10	10	10	10	15	20	20
Current	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Strong	Strong	Strong	Strong	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate