Dive Sites Near Port Lincoln

10 dive sites in and around Port Lincoln, SA, nearest first, with the depth, skill level and conditions for each one.

Diving at Port Lincoln Town Jetty

Port Lincoln Town Jetty

Eyre Peninsula, SA

Beginner2-7 mLive viz

Port Lincoln's public Town Jetty on the Boston Bay foreshore, a shallow shore dive that local marine naturalists rate highly for sea cucumbers and encrusting life.

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Diving at Cape Donington

Cape Donington

Eyre Peninsula, SA

Intermediate8-18 mLive viz

Cape Donington sits at the most northerly part of the Jussieu Peninsula on the east coast of the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia, approximately 10 km east of Port Lincoln.

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Diving at Sleaford Mere

Sleaford Mere

Lincoln NP, SA

Beginner2-6 mLive viz

A freshwater coastal lake connected to the sea in Lincoln National Park, producing an unusual freshwater-influenced dive with diverse birdlife overhead and a...

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Diving at Fishery Bay Reef

Fishery Bay Reef

Eyre Peninsula, SA

Intermediate5-14 mLive viz

A protected reef system in a small bay on the lower Eyre Peninsula with clear water, sea dragons, and the Southern Ocean-influenced marine community of the p...

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Diving at Thistle Island Wall

Thistle Island Wall

Spencer Gulf, SA

Advanced15-28 mLive viz

A remote island wall dive in southern Spencer Gulf with the best visibility in the gulf system, strong current potential, and a temperate reef community rare...

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Tumby Bay Jetty stretching over calm Spencer Gulf water at dusk, seen from the sandy beach under a cloudy pink sky

Tumby Bay Jetty

Eyre Peninsula, SA

Beginner0-10 mLive viz

shallow seagrass and pylon dive under the 1908-09 Tumby Bay jetty (about 350 m long), about 50 km north of Port Lincoln. A small number of leafy seadragons remain (a local diver's count fell from about 12 to a handful), with shortsnout seahorses, nudibranchs and cobbler wobbegongs. Jetty only partly open since its May 2024 reopening; check with the District Council of Tumby Bay before diving.

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Diving at Point Drummond

Point Drummond

Eyre Peninsula, SA

Advanced8-20 mLive viz

A current-exposed headland on the southern Eyre Peninsula where the tidal flow through Investigator Strait concentrates pelagic species and delivers the clea...

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Oyster beds at Coffin Bay

Coffin Bay Oyster Lease

Eyre Peninsula, SA

Intermediate3-9 m

The Coffin Bay Oyster Lease on SA's Eyre Peninsula is a unique intermediate boat dive from 3-9m. Visibility typically 5-8m, with temperatures 14-20°C. This site reveals a vibrant marine garden amidst oyster farm structures, teeming with garfish, squid, and colourful nudibranchs.

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Diving at Dutton Bay Jetty

Dutton Bay Jetty

Eyre Peninsula, SA

Beginner2-6 mLive viz

An uncrowded jetty dive brimming with critters, seagrass charm, wrecks and history

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Diving at Neptune Islands (Shark Cage)

Neptune Islands (Shark Cage)

Eyre Peninsula, SA

Advanced10-30 mLive viz

A remote island group off the Eyre Peninsula offering the most reliable great white shark cage diving in Australia, in waters patrolled by a resident populat...

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