Long shore dive from the South Maroubra rock platform over rocky reef and a sand edge in 5 to 15 m, with scattered wreckage from the TSS Belbowrie (1939) and possibly the SS Tekapo (1899), and prolific fish life.
Visibility at South Maroubra
Underwater visibility at South Maroubra shifts with swell, wind and recent rainfall rather than holding to a fixed range. Cooler weather (long walk in gear), on an incoming tide, only when there is no surf at the southern end of the beach; diveable in all but the biggest southerly and south-easterly seas generally offers the best conditions for diving here.
Right now: approximately 1 m, 98% confidence (updated 23:38 AEDT).
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Region: Maroubra, NSW
Skill Level: Intermediate
Depth: 5-15 m
Water Temperature: 16-20 °C
Best Time to Dive: Cooler weather (long walk in gear), on an incoming tide, only when there is no surf at the southern end of the beach; diveable in all but the biggest southerly and south-easterly seas
Marine Life: Over 50 fish species: wobbegongs, Port Jackson sharks, serpent eels, common seadragons, red firefish, yellowtail, yellowtail kingfish, snapper, bream, old wife, blue groper, moon wrasse, senator wrasse, eastern rock blackfish, moray eels, cuttlefish, large dusky flathead
Hazards: Rip beside the rock pool; surf at the beach exit (dive only when flat); long walk and 250 m rock-platform walk in gear (overheating); wading round a rock outcrop at high tide; long swim back
Facilities: South Maroubra Surf Club car park off Fitzgerald Avenue; shore entry from a small inlet about 250 m out along the rock platform