Ocean Gravity Bali

Located in Denpasar, Ocean Gravity Bali operates as a boutique dive centre with a strong emphasis on personalised service and environmental responsibility. They focus on providing an intimate diving experience, moving away from large-scale tourism to ensure every diver receives individual attention.

The centre is built around an eco-friendly ethos, utilising local resources and minimising plastic waste to protect the very ecosystems you are there to explore. Whether you are looking to complete your first certification or are an experienced diver seeking specific skills, the approach is tailored to your comfort level and goals.

The team consists of qualified SSI instructors who prioritise safety and skill development. To maintain high standards of supervision, they limit group sizes to a maximum of four divers per guide, ensuring that instruction is precise and safety protocols are strictly followed.

Communication is seamless for international divers, as the team is multilingual, speaking English, German, and Indonesian. This helps in delivering clear briefings and ensuring that technical details of a dive or course are fully understood by everyone in the group.

As an SSI affiliated centre, they offer a comprehensive range of training from the initial Scuba Diver and Open Water Diver courses through to Advanced Open Water Diver. They also provide specialised training such as the Stress and Rescue course and the React Right programme.

For divers looking to refine their skills, the centre offers several specialty courses, including Enriched Air Nitrox, Deep Diving, Perfect Buoyancy, and Night & Limited Visibility. They also cover technical and environmental aspects through courses like Wreck & Advance Wreck Diving, Waves, Tides and Currents, Marine Ecology, and the Science of Diving.

Excursions are conducted using traditional jukungs, the local wooden boats, which provide an authentic way to access Bali's dive sites. For full-day trips, lunch, snacks, and drinking water are provided on board to keep you fuelled between dives.

Night dives are also part of the centre's offering, allowing you to experience the reef after dark. Depending on the destination, transfers to the dive sites may involve a combination of car and boat travel.

The centre provides full equipment hire for those not travelling with their own kit. This includes regulators, BCDs, fins, masks, and even dive computers. For those needing extra thermal protection, they stock additional or thicker wetsuits and hoods.

They maintain a commitment to sustainability by using locally sourced drinking water and providing reusable cups. All organic waste is composted, and they use biodegradable laundry products for their towels.

The marine life in this region is diverse, with many species found inhabiting the healthy coral reefs and steep walls. You can expect to see various reef sharks, groupers, eels, and turtles throughout the area.

Macro enthusiasts will find plenty to explore, particularly around the sandy patches and reef flats. Look out for nudibranchs, seahorses, ghost pipefish, frogfish, and leaf scorpionfish, as well as various species of shrimp and mantis shrimp.

During the months of July to October, the area becomes a prime location for seeing mola-mola. Larger pelagics, such as manta rays, are also a regular highlight in the more current-swept areas like Nusa Penida.

Diving conditions in Bali vary significantly depending on the specific site. While areas like Tulamben and Amed are known for low currents, sites like Nusa Penida and Candidasa are subject to moderate to strong currents and require more advanced handling.

Swell and tidal changes can affect visibility and accessibility, particularly at Sanur and the southern islands. It is always advisable to check local conditions, as heavy swell can occasionally make certain sites inaccessible.