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Dive Sites Near Coffs Harbour

8 dive sites in and around Coffs Harbour, NSW, nearest first, with the depth, skill level and conditions for each one.

Muttonbird Island, a grassy island joined by a rock breakwall to the Coffs Harbour marina, seen across blue water with a beach in the foreground

Muttonbird Island

Coffs Harbour, NSW

BeginnerTo 12 mLive viz

Shore dive off the northern side of Muttonbird Island: sand with large rocky sections and small reefs to 12 m, entered by climbing down the rocks at the end of the northern breakwall.

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Diving at Split Solitary Island

Split Solitary Island

Coffs Harbour, NSW

Intermediate8-20 mLive viz

Twenty minutes by boat from Coffs Harbour, a rocky island that looks as though it has been cleaved in two rises from the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Split...

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Diving at Buchanan's Wall - South Solitary

Buchanan's Wall - South Solitary

Coffs Harbour, NSW

Intermediate5-18 mLive viz

Buchanan’s Wall at South Solitary Island is a dazzling granite drop-off alive with soft coral, grey nurse sharks, turtles and macro life a true showcase of NSW’s underwater biodiversity and beauty.

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Aerial view of Darkum Headland at Mullaway on the NSW mid-north coast, with rocky reef, clear blue water and the village behind

North West Solitary Island

Arrawarra, NSW

Beginner5-33 mLive viz

Inshore island off Arrawarra and Mullaway with easy coral-garden dives on its western side, a manta ray cleaning station from January to June, and the deeper Wrights Reef pinnacle.

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Diving at Pimpernel Rock

Pimpernel Rock

Off Coffs Harbour, NSW

Advanced25-40 mLive viz

Forty nautical miles off the New South Wales coast, a mountain rises out of the deep and stops just short of the surface. Pimpernel Rock is a submerged...

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Diving at North Solitary - Elbow Cave

North Solitary - Elbow Cave

Wooli, NSW

Advanced12-28 mLive viz

Short L-shaped passage (about 2 to 4 m) through the rocks, packed with fish and rock lobsters, leading out to underwater cliffs.

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Diving at North Solitary - Bubble Cave

North Solitary - Bubble Cave

Wooli, NSW

Advanced5-24 mLive viz

Dark cave on North Solitary's southern side, reached along coral-covered rock fingers, in about 8 m, with divers' trapped air under the roof.

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Diving at North Solitary Island - Anemone Bay

North Solitary Island - Anemone Bay

Wooli, NSW

Intermediate5-20 mLive viz

Sixteen kilometres off the Wooli coastline, on the northern face of a small island that breaks the open Pacific, a single sheltered bay holds what marine biologists have documented as the highest...

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