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11 dive sites in and around Hobart, TAS, nearest first, with the depth, skill level and conditions for each one.

Diving at Tinderbox Marine Reserve

Tinderbox Marine Reserve

Hobart, TAS

Beginner2-12m

A protected reserve 23km south of Hobart with an underwater interpretive trail, ideal for snorkelling and entry-level shore diving.

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Diving at Eaglehawk Neck Caves

Eaglehawk Neck Caves

Tasmania

Advanced10-30mLive viz

Diving the Eaglehawk Neck Caves, Tasmania’s Submerged Labyrinth Spectacular cave diving with dramatic walls and hidden passages Diving the Eagl...

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A scuba diver with a camera swims beside a sponge-covered rock wall in blue water at The Sisters off Cape Surville, Tasmania

Sisters Rocks

Forestier Peninsula, TAS

Advanced20-40m

A cluster of pinnacles off Cape Surville on the Forestier Peninsula, where sheer walls drop to sponge gardens and sea whips at around 30 to 40 metres.

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Diving at Waterfall Bay

Waterfall Bay

Tasman Peninsula, TAS

Intermediate10-25mLive viz

A boat-dive area on the Tasman Peninsula with a string of dramatic sea caves and dolerite walls, including the entrance to Australia's largest sea cave system.

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A banded morwong swimming past butterfly perch over a rocky reef at Mistaken Cape, Maria Island, Tasmania

The Thumbs

Tasman Peninsula, TAS

Advanced15-40 m

Three-peaked rock island 200 m off Thumbs Point at the mouth of Fortescue Bay, ringed by a steep wall that drops past 40 m, with kelp, sponges, sea whips and large schools of butterfly perch.

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Diving at Fortescue Bay

Fortescue Bay

Tasman Peninsula, TAS

Beginner5-18mLive viz

An accessible shore dive inside Tasman National Park with kelp forest, sandstone reef and a good chance of weedy seadragons in the 10-18m range.

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The Totem Pole and the Candlestick, tall dolerite sea stacks at Cape Hauy, Tasman Peninsula, photographed from a boat in the gap beside them

Cape Hauy Seals

Tasman Peninsula, TAS

Beginner3-10 m

Shallow kelp dive at the gaps between Cape Hauy and its islands, beside the Candlestick and Totem Pole, where 30 to 50 New Zealand and Australian fur seals haul out year round and come down to meet divers.

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Diving at Munro Bight Giant Kelp

Munro Bight Giant Kelp

Tasman Peninsula, TAS

Intermediate8-18mLive viz

Former giant kelp forest in Munro Bight, a boat dive from Eaglehawk Neck; the stand was reported gone in 2016 and Tasmania has lost over 95% of its giant kelp.

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Diving at Hippolyte Rocks

Hippolyte Rocks

Tasman Peninsula, TAS

Advanced15-45mLive viz

Hippolyte Rocks is a cluster of granite stacks 8km off Fortescue Bay, ringed by sheer walls and home to one of Tasmania's largest fur seal haul-outs.

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Waves breaking against the tall columnar sea cliffs of Cape Pillar on Tasmania's Tasman Peninsula

SS Nord Wreck

Tasman Peninsula, TAS

Advanced31-43mLive viz

The SS Nord sank in Munro Bight below Cape Pillar in 1915 after striking Needle Rock; her hull lies on sand in about 40 metres, rising to about 31 metres at the stern.

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The banded orange sandstone of the Painted Cliffs on Maria Island's west coast, overhanging a pebble shore and calm water at dusk

Troy D Wreck

Maria Island, TAS

Advanced18-26 m

A 55 m former hopper barge scuttled upright off Howells Point, Maria Island, in February 2007 as an artificial reef and dive site, with its interior opened for divers and the hull covered in jewel anemones and schools of fish.

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