Discover Amazing Dive Sites
Explore Australia's premier diving destinations with detailed site information, marine life guides, and essential safety data.
HMAS J1 Submarine
Bass Strait, VIC
Royal Navy / RAN J-class submarine scuttled off Barwon Heads in 1926, lying broadly intact in 28 metres - the deepest of the four dive-able J-class wrecks.
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HMAS J2 Submarine
Bass Strait, VIC
WWI J-class submarine scuttled on 1 June 1926 in the Ships' Graveyard about 3 km south of Point Lonsdale; the hull is broken near the conning tower and lies in 31 to 39 m.
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HMAS J4 Submarine
Bass Strait, VIC
WWI J-class submarine that sank at Williamstown in 1924, was raised and scuttled on 28 April 1927 in the Ships' Graveyard outside Port Phillip Heads; 19 to 28 m, bow broken off to…
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HMAS J5 Submarine
Bass Strait, VIC
WWI J-class submarine scuttled on 4 June 1926 three miles off Barwon Heads in the Ships' Graveyard outside Port Phillip Heads; sits upright in about 36 m with the conning tower at…
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Albany, WA
The ex-HMAS Perth is a 134-metre former Royal Australian Navy destroyer scuttled off King George Sound in 2001 and is the centrepiece of WA wreck diving, sitting upright on a sand…
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HMAS Swan Wreck
Dunsborough, WA
A scuttled River-class destroyer escort resting at 30 metres in Geographe Bay, WA's premier wreck dive with exceptional visibility and well-established marin...
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Houtman Abrolhos Islands
Offshore Geraldton, WA
A coral atoll group 60 kilometres off Geraldton sitting at Australia's southern coral limit, where tropical and temperate species overlap and the historic 1629 Batavia shipwreck r…
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Ile des Phoques
Freycinet, TAS
A rugged granite island roughly 10nm off Little Swanport with a large Australian fur seal haul-out and a network of cave systems starting at 20 metres.
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Eyre Peninsula offshore, SA
The Investigator Group is a remote chain of islands roughly 70 km offshore from Elliston on the west coast of Eyre Peninsula, sitting inside the Investigator Marine Park. Charter…
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Jons Cave
Moreton Island, QLD
A recently discovered cave system off the eastern coast of Moreton Island, offering intriguing underwater exploration.
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Julian Rocks
Byron Bay, NSW
A volcanic rock formation 2.5km offshore from Byron Bay, offering diverse marine life and excellent underwater photography opportunities. Protected marine park with year-round div…
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Julian Rocks Marine Sanctuary
Byron Bay, NSW
A world-class dive site within the Cape Byron Marine Park, home to over 1,000 marine species.
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Julian Rocks, Cod Hole
Byron Bay, NSW
Intermediate dive within Byron Bay's Julian Rocks Marine Sanctuary, with resident cod, schooling kingfish, and a productive swim-through.
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Julian Rocks, Hugo's Trench
Byron Bay, NSW
Two parallel trenches (Hugo's and False Trench) with sheer walls, swim-through gaps and nudibranchs; grey nurse sharks in winter, shelter when current runs.
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Julian Rocks, The Nursery
Byron Bay, NSW
Shallow, sheltered mooring area on the western side of Julian Rocks where most dives start: turtles, wobbegongs, octopus, tropical reef fish and summer leopard sharks.
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Kelat
Darwin, NT
Iron sailing ship built in Glasgow in 1881, ended her working life as a coal hulk in Darwin Harbour and was sunk during the 19 February 1942 raid, the oldest of the harbour's wrec…
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Kilsby Sinkhole
Mt Gambier, SA
A privately owned limestone sinkhole on a working farm near Mt Gambier, holding some of the clearest fresh water in Australia and plunging to over 60 metres.
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Kingscote Jetty
Kangaroo Island, SA
Kangaroo Island's main township jetty offers relaxed shallow diving with sea dragons, resident weedy fish species, and easy access for visiting divers as a f...
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Kirra Reef
Gold Coast, QLD
A small rocky reef about 500 m off Kirra Beach in 3 to 8 m, buried by sand bypassing in 2007 to 2008 and partly exposed since 2009; seaweed-covered outcrops with big schools of ye…
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Klein Point Jetty
Yorke Peninsula, SA
An active limestone-loading jetty 7 km south of Stansbury, with growth-covered structures, plenty of fish and a small reef to the south-east known for wobbegongs.
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Kurnell Monument
Kurnell, NSW
Sheltered Botany Bay shore dive: sponge-covered boulders and low walls along a 10-14 m sand edge, known for weedy seadragons, anglerfish and nudibranchs, with little current.
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Lady Elliot Island
Southern Great Barrier Reef, QLD
The southernmost coral cay of the Great Barrier Reef, with the most reliable manta ray encounters in Australia and a house reef walked into directly from the beach.
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Lady Musgrave Island
Southern Great Barrier Reef, QLD
Coral cay sitting inside its own enclosed lagoon, accessible by day-boat or liveaboard from Bundaberg and 1770. One of Queensland's most beginner-friendly Great Barrier Reef desti…
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Latitude Rock
Forster, NSW
Isolated east-west rock ridge off Cape Hawke, Forster, sloping from 10 m to sand at 18 m, with kelp gutters that shelter grey nurse sharks.
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Lighthouse Bay
Exmouth, WA
A series of limestone ridges and coral bommies in a protected bay. It features diverse topography with caves, swim-throughs, and "cleaning stations" where marine life congregates.
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Little Bay
Little Bay, NSW
Small east-facing cove: sandy entry from the southern beach, out through the shallow rocky mouth and along a reef wall to sand at 13 m. Needs flat seas.
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Little Beach
Port Stephens, NSW
Easy shore dive from Little Beach, Nelson Bay: the Boathouse jetty pylons in 3 to 5 m, old wharf timbers, a sunken A-frame, pontoon and barge wreckage in 10 to 12 m, with seahorse…
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Little Manly Cove
Manly, NSW
Harbour shore dive from Little Manly Beach along the swimming-enclosure nets (seahorses) and the eastern rocks, or from Little Manly Point (old Manly Gasworks) over sand, kelp and…
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Llewellyn Reef
Offshore Mackay, QLD
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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Long Reef Wall (The Apartments)
Collaroy, NSW
Boat dive off Long Reef, also called The Apartments: a north-south wall, boulder caves and The Cathedral swim-through, with pomfret schools and grey nurse sharks.
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Lonsdale Wall
Port Phillip Heads, VIC
Tide-driven vertical wall on the western side of Port Phillip Heads, dropping from 12 metres past 30 onto a rich sponge-garden slope - one of Victoria's signature advanced dives.
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Lord Howe Island
Lord Howe Island, NSW
Seven hundred kilometres off the New South Wales coast, a crescent of green volcanic peaks rises from deep blue water, ringed by the southernmost coral reef...
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Magic Point
Maroubra, NSW
Magic Point is Sydney's most reliable grey nurse shark dive, a boulder field off Maroubra in 12 to 22 m with a year-round resident aggregation.
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Manta Bommie
North Stradbroke Island, QLD
A collection of rocky outcrops surrounded by a rugged rocky reef, known for manta ray encounters.
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Marion Bay Jetty
Yorke Peninsula, SA
A jetty at the gateway to Innes National Park on the southern Yorke Peninsula, with clear water, sea dragons, and good visibility compared to the sheltered n...
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Middle Ground
Cronulla, NSW
Deep isolated reef straight out of Port Hacking off Cronulla: a flat top at 28 to 29 m, a wall up to 3 m on its south and east sides and sand at 31 to 33 m, rich in gorgonians, se…
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Mistral Point
Maroubra, NSW
Series of east-west walls off North Maroubra, just north of the Mahon Pool site, stepping from 23 m sand up to about 10 m; mainly a private-boat dive, with seadragons on the sand…
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Montague Island
Narooma
Diving at Montague Island offers an unforgettable experience with crystal-clear waters, playful Australian fur seals, and vibrant marine life.
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Moon Island
Lake Macquarie, NSW
Boat dive around a seabird island off Swansea Heads: kelp reef to 15 m on the north side, walls and caves to about 21 m on the east and south, including The Temple, where grey nur…
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Mudjimba Island (Old Woman Island)
Sunshine Coast, QLD
A protected rocky island reserve off Maroochydore offering accessible reef diving with resident turtles and diverse subtropical marine life.
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Muiron Island
Exmouth, WA
Beautiful coral gardens and diverse marine life around Muiron Islands, featuring excellent visibility and abundant fish species. Perfect for intermediate divers looking to explore…
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Munro Bight Giant Kelp
Tasman Peninsula, TAS
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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Muttonbird Island
Coffs Harbour, NSW
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 breakw…
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Neptune Islands (Shark Cage)
Eyre Peninsula, SA
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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Nine Mile Reef
Tweed Heads, NSW
Nine nautical miles off Tweed Heads, where New South Wales meets the Gold Coast, a reef rises from the deep that on its day ranks among the best dives in...
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Ningaloo Reef
Exmouth, WA
Western Australias fringing coral reef offering easy shore access and pristine coral gardens. Famous for whale shark encounters and manta ray cleaning stations.
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Noarlunga Tyre Reef
Adelaide, SA
An artificial reef constructed from scuttled tyres off the southern Adelaide coast, now a compact dive site with cuttlefish, sea dragons, and the invertebrat...
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North and South Evans Reef
Evans Head, NSW
Large offshore rocky reef south of Evans Head in 20 to 25 m, barer to the west with crevices and gutters on the exposed eastern side; a calm-day boat dive.
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