USAT Liberty Wreck, Tulamben

Verified2026-09-11 checkedWreckReefMuck

A 120 m army transport lying parallel to a black sand beach, reachable in a 30 m swim.

Depth: 5–30 m16–98 ft
Difficulty: Beginner
Entry: Shore
Typical current: Light
Coordinates: 8°16.452′S 115°35.616′E
Activities: Scuba · Snorkelling · Freediving

Torpedoed in 1942 and pushed off the beach by the 1963 eruption of Mount Agung, the Liberty now lies on its side between 5 m and 30 m, a short swim from shore. The shallow depth and heavy coral growth make it one of the most accessible wrecks anywhere — snorkellers reach the bow section. Entry is over loose cobbles, which is the hardest part of the dive. Dawn brings bumphead parrotfish.

Two to three hours by road from south Bali to Tulamben; entry directly off the beach.

Best season

ExcellentApr–Jun
ExcellentSep–Oct
GoodNov–Mar
GoodJul–Aug

Before you get in

Going inside a wreck is an overhead environment: silt can take the visibility in seconds, and there is entanglement. Swimming the outside of it is a different dive.

Taken from this site’s recorded depth, type and current, and nothing else. An empty list is not a safe site — the sea on the day, the local geography and the boat traffic are not in it. The briefing on the spot comes first.

Conditions

Air temperature: 25.1°C77°F
Water temperature: 28.6°C83°F
Wave height: 1.2 m4 ft
Wind speed: 12 km/h7.5 mph

Updated 2026-10-07 15:45 UTC · Source: Open-Meteo

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0)

Conditions are reported for information only. Assess the site yourself and follow your guide and your training.

No live conditions for this site yet.

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Sea state and tide

On a date

Tide · 10/7

Low02:060.41 m
High07:220.85 m
Low14:36-0.21 m
High21:220.79 m

Forecast heights against mean sea level. Real tides in a bay, a harbour or over a flat can differ — check an official tide table before you get in.

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Only wave height and wind are scored, because those are what close a boat ramp or a shore entry. Water temperature is reported and never scored: 12°C is an ordinary dive in a drysuit and punishing in a 3 mm, and a number that cannot see your suit has no business marking it down. Stars do not decide whether you get in — you and your guide do, on the day.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0)

Marine life you may see

Teira batfishPlatax teiraCommon
Bumphead parrotfishBolbometopon muricatumCommon
Pygmy seahorseHippocampus bargibantiSeasonal
NudibranchNudibranchiaCommon
Ornate ghost pipefishSolenostomus paradoxusSeasonal
Moon jellyfishAurelia auritaJun–SepSeasonal
Bigfin reef squidSepioteuthis lessonianaJun–SepSeasonal
TrumpetfishAulostomus chinensisCommon
FlatwormPseudoceros spp.Common
Decorator crabCamposcia retusaRare
Bluestripe snapperLutjanus kasmiraCommon
Emperor angelfishPomacanthus imperatorCommon
Feather starCrinoideaCommon
Blue sea starLinckia laevigataCommon
Long-spined sea urchinDiadema setosumCommon

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