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Port Broughton Jetty Dive Site Guide | Yorke Peninsula, SA, Australia
By ScubaDownUnder Team
A timber jetty on the upper eastern shore of Yorke Peninsula in a sheltered tidal estuary setting, offering easy diving with sea dragons and the classic Sout...
Klein Point Barge Dive Site Guide | Yorke, SA
By ScubaDownUnder Team
A purpose-sunk artificial reef south of Edithburgh on the eastern Yorke Peninsula, mature encrusting growth, reliable sea dragons in surrounding seagrass, in 4–12 metres.
HMAS Swan Wreck Dive Site Guide | Dunsborough, WA, Australia
By ScubaDownUnder Team
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...
Hardwicke Bay Jetty Dive Site Guide | Yorke, SA
By ScubaDownUnder Team
A sheltered eastern Yorke Peninsula township jetty, weedy sea dragons in the seagrass, a quieter winter cuttlefish aggregation, and easy beginner conditions in 1–7 metres.
Glenelg Dredge Wreck Dive Site Guide — Adelaide, SA
By ScubaDownUnder Team
An Adelaide artificial-reef wreck dive in 22 m of Gulf St Vincent water — blue devils, blue groper and mature encrusting growth on the dredge structure.
Kilsby Sinkhole Dive Site Guide | Mt Gambier, SA, Australia
By ScubaDownUnder Team
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.
Flat Rock Dive Site Guide | North Stradbroke Island, QLD, Australia
By ScubaDownUnder Team
A submerged rock platform off North Stradbroke Island renowned for its reliable aggregations of grey nurse sharks, manta rays, and large pelagic species in c...
Five Fathom Reef Dive Site Guide | Rockingham, WA
By ScubaDownUnder Team
A submerged reef platform inside the Shoalwater Islands Marine Park south of Perth, weedy sea dragons, sea lions from nearby Seal Island, and a temperate-WA reef community in 6–18 m.
Eyre Island Channels Dive Guide | West SA
By ScubaDownUnder Team
Tidal channels through a remote west Eyre Peninsula archipelago, drift diving in 20–30 m Southern Ocean visibility, with Australian sea lions and undisturbed sponge walls.
Flinders Pier Dive Site Guide | Mornington Peninsula, VIC, Australia
By ScubaDownUnder Team
A beloved Mornington Peninsula jetty dive with extraordinary macro life, resident sea horses, and some of the best muck diving accessible by shore in Victoria.
Ex-HMAS Brisbane Dive Site Guide | Sunshine Coast, QLD, Australia
By ScubaDownUnder Team
A decommissioned guided-missile destroyer sunk in 2005, now a multi-level wreck teeming with marine life off the Sunshine Coast.
Ethel Wreck Dive Site Guide | Innes National Park, SA, Australia
By ScubaDownUnder Team
The broken remains of a 1904 barque scattered across a reef shelf inside Innes National Park, one of South Australia's most accessible historic shipwrecks in...
Emu Bay Jetty Dive Site Guide | Kangaroo Island, SA, Australia
By ScubaDownUnder Team
A quiet jetty on Kangaroo Island's northern coast offering sheltered shallow diving with sea dragons and a characteristic South Australian jetty marine commu...
Elliston Jetty Dive Site Guide | West Eyre, SA
By ScubaDownUnder Team
A sheltered northeast-facing township jetty on the mid-west Eyre Peninsula coast, weedy sea dragons, giant cuttlefish and clear western-coast water in 1–8 metres.
Edithburgh Jetty Dive Site Guide | Yorke Peninsula, SA, Australia
By ScubaDownUnder Team
A classic South Australian jetty dive on Yorke Peninsula, known for seadragons, cuttlefish aggregations, and a community of critters that rewards patient, me...
East Newry Island Dive Site Guide | Newry Islands, QLD, Australia
By ScubaDownUnder Team
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...
Understanding Dive Regulators: Your Lifeline Beneath the Waves
By ScubaDownUnder Team
Choosing the right dive regulator is crucial for safety and enjoyment underwater. This guide explores the two main stages: the first stage, which connects to your tank and reduces pressure, and the second stage, through which you breathe.
Double Cone Island Dive Site Guide | Whitsundays, QLD, Australia
By ScubaDownUnder Team
A relatively undived island in the southern Whitsundays offering healthy hard coral gardens and reliable pelagic activity in clear water away from the main drag.
Credlin Reef: A Remote Frontier for Advanced Explorers
By ScubaDownUnder Team
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.
Coffin Bay Oyster Lease: A Unique Marine Garden in South Australia’s Shellfish Heartland
By ScubaDownUnder Team
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.