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Castle Rock is a massive submerged volcanic pinnacle in northern Komodo National Park, neighboring Crystal Rock. Its peak sits 4m under water, dropping vertically to a 40m seabed. Diving depth ranges 5–40m; most divers explore 15–30m. Tidal currents shift moderate to violent, requiring AOW certification and reef hooks, only safe during slack tide.
Nutrient upwellings gather abundant pelagics: grey reef sharks, whitetip reef sharks, giant trevally, barracudas and huge fusilier schools. Manta ray…
Castle Rock is a massive submerged volcanic pinnacle in northern Komodo National Park, neighboring Crystal Rock. Its peak sits 4m under water, dropping vertically to a 40m seabed. Diving depth ranges 5–40m; most divers explore 15–30m. Tidal currents shift moderate to violent, requiring AOW certification and reef hooks, only safe during slack tide.
Nutrient upwellings gather abundant pelagics: grey reef sharks, whitetip reef sharks, giant trevally, barracudas and huge fusilier schools. Manta rays frequently feed here June–September. Mid-depth walls are covered with hard corals, sea fans and sponges, hiding pygmy seahorses, nudibranchs and frogfish.
Water temperature is 25–28℃; visibility reaches 15–30m in dry season (April–October). It is a classic drift dive for big-animal wide-angle photography, regularly paired with Crystal Rock on north Komodo liveaboard schedules.
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