Dive Sites Near Mackay

10 dive sites in and around Mackay, QLD, nearest first, with the depth, skill level and conditions for each one.

Outer Newry Island

Newry Islands, QLD

Intermediate8-16 mLive viz

The exposed outer reef face of the Newry Island Group delivers clearer water and stronger pelagic activity than its sheltered neighbour, with reef walls and ...

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Cremer Wreck, St Bees Island

Mackay, QLD

Intermediate10mLive viz

Broken iron hull, two 8 to 10 m engines and propeller shaft of the 4,608 ton Dutch (KPM) passenger and cargo motor vessel Cremer, stranded on St Bees Island on 5 September 1943, lying in about 10 m of water with brown sweetlip, honeycomb grouper and turtles.

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Cockermouth Island Reef

Mackay Islands, QLD

Intermediate3-12 mLive viz

Coral gardens with moderate current and soft coral fans.

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East Newry Island

Newry Islands, QLD

Beginner3-8 mLive viz

A sheltered fringing reef in the Newry Island Group off Mackay, offering coral gardens and diverse reef fish in a rarely crowded section of the Great Barrier...

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Llewellyn Reef

Offshore Mackay, QLD

Advanced10-25 mLive viz

A remote outer Great Barrier Reef platform reef off Mackay with exceptional visibility, pristine coral bommies, and open-water pelagic activity rarely seen o...

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Danger Reef

GBR, QLD

Advanced10-24 mLive viz

Outer reef with steep drop-offs, caves and big fish.

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Tinsmith Reef

Outer GBR, QLD

Advanced15-30 mLive viz

A remote outer Great Barrier Reef platform reef with pristine coral gardens, strong current diving, and open-ocean pelagic species on the outer slopes.

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Credlin Reef

Outer GBR off Mackay, QLD

Advanced10-30 mLive viz

Credlin Reef, off Mackay, QLD, is a remote outer Great Barrier Reef gem for advanced divers. Depths of 10-30m offer 15-25m visibility and 24-28°C waters. Expect strong currents and dramatic coral canyons teeming with sharks, barracuda, and turtles.

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Wigton Reef

Outer GBR, QLD

Advanced12-28 mLive viz

A remote outer GBR platform reef known for pristine coral structures on its sheltered face and consistent shark activity on the windward current-exposed slopes.

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Black Reef (Mackay)

GBR offshore Mackay, QLD

Advanced12-25 mLive viz

A liveaboard-access reef on the southern Great Barrier Reef, 110 km offshore from Mackay: turtles, reef sharks and coral trout in 12-25 m of clear water.

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