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Desoto Inlet (Honda Hole)
Lake Macquarie, NSW
Water temp18-23°C
VisibilityVariable
Depth5-20m
Best timeCalm seas only; enter and exit inside the inlet only in millpond conditions (McFadyen). Now run as a boat dive.
Narrow inlet about 80 m long on the point south of Catherine Hill Bay, with vertical walls, overhangs and swim-throughs. Now dived by boat; named after a DeSoto car driven off the cliff.
Visibility at Desoto Inlet (Honda Hole)
Underwater visibility at Desoto Inlet (Honda Hole) shifts with swell, wind and recent rainfall rather than holding to a fixed range. Calm seas only; enter and exit inside the inlet only in millpond conditions (McFadyen). Now run as a boat dive. generally offers the best conditions for diving here.
Air, gear and guides near Desoto Inlet (Honda Hole)
Browse dive shops in Newcastle for fills, hire gear, servicing and guided dives at this site.