Australia's Underwater World, Mapped & Reviewed

Muiron Island

Exmouth, WA

Beautiful coral gardens and diverse marine life around Muiron Islands, featuring excellent visibility and abundant fish species. Perfect fo…

Cod Hole

Great Barrier Reef - Cairns

Famous for its resident potato cod, this iconic dive site offers close encounters with massive grouper fish. The site features coral bommie…

Bushrangers Bay

Shellharbour, NSW

A Bass Point shore dive in the Shellharbour aquatic reserve — a resident grey nurse shark aggregation cruises the gutters in 8–15 m of Illa…

Shelly Beach

Manly, NSW

Shelly Beach in Manly offers calm conditions, easy shore access, and rich marine life, making it one of Sydney’s top shore diving spots for…

Julian Rocks

Byron Bay, NSW

A volcanic rock formation 2.5km offshore from Byron Bay, offering diverse marine life and excellent underwater photography opportunities. P…

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…

Best Scubapro Regulators 2026: Buying Guide

Regulators · Australian buying guide to Scubapro's 2026 regulator lineup. Picks for tropical, cold-water, technical and travel diving.

SeaFrogs Aluminium GoPro Housing

Cameras · Solid aluminium GoPro housing rated to 60 metres with dual fibre optic ports, a genuine upgrade over plastic housings for serious underwater shooters.

ORCATORCH D710 3000 Lumen Dive Light

Dive Torches · A well-built 3000-lumen dive torch with magnetic switching and solid depth rating, punching above typical budget lights.

Wurkkos DL70 Dive Light 13000 Lumen

Dive Torches · A budget canister-style dive torch delivering serious output at 13000 lumens, though build quality reflects the price.

O'Neill Reactor-2 3/2mm Wetsuit

Wetsuits · A solid entry-level 3/2mm wetsuit from a trusted brand, well suited to warm Australian waters and shoulder-season diving.

Garmin Descent G1 Dive Watch

Dive Computers · A capable GPS dive computer with full smartwatch features that you will actually wear daily, not just on dive days.

Decompression Sickness: Symptoms, Causes, and What to Do

13/05/2026 · Decompression sickness, commonly called the bends, is the diving-specific medical condition every recreational diver should understand and very few experience.…

Best Places to Dive in Tasmania

11/05/2026 · Tasmania produces the most distinctive temperate diving in the country and arguably some of the best cool-water diving in the southern hemisphere. The state's…

Lionfish in Australian Waters: Identification, Behaviour, and Sting Safety

07/05/2026 · The lionfish is one of the most-photographed reef fish on Australian dive sites and one of the most-misunderstood. Australian divers regularly encounter severa…

Best Places to Dive in Victoria

06/05/2026 · Victoria's coastline is short by Australian standards but the diving is denser per kilometre than any other state. The two great features are Port Phillip Bay,…

Discover Scuba Diving: Try Before You Commit

06/05/2026 · Breathe underwater for the first time without committing to a full Open Water course. What a Discover Scuba Diving session involves, costs, and how it credits…

How Long Does It Take to Get Scuba Certified

01/05/2026 · Full breakdown of every component of an Open Water course, the three common paths (3-day intensive, 2-weekend standard, split referral), and what extends the t…