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Dark rock platforms and a small sandy cove at the northern end of McBrides Beach, Forster, below a vegetated headland
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Colours, McBrides Beach

Forster, NSW

Water temp18-24°C
Visibility7-25m
Depth3-14m
Best timeCalm days only; sheltered from southerlies and westerlies

Small rocks 50 to 150 m off the north corner of McBrides Beach, north of Cape Hawke, Forster, ringed by a kelp and gutter reef from 3 m to sand at 14 m; an easy calm-day boat dive.

Visibility at Colours, McBrides Beach

Visibility at Colours, McBrides Beach typically ranges from 7 to 25 metres, though it shifts with swell, wind and recent rainfall. Calm days only; sheltered from southerlies and westerlies generally offers the best conditions for diving here.