Dive Sites Near Hobart

8 dive sites in and around Hobart, TAS, nearest first, with the depth, skill level and conditions for each one.

Tinderbox Marine Reserve

Hobart, TAS

Beginner2-12m

A protected reserve 23km south of Hobart with an underwater interpretive trail, ideal for snorkelling and entry-level shore diving.

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Eaglehawk Neck Caves

Tasmania

Advanced10–30mLive viz

Diving the Eaglehawk Neck Caves, Tasmania’s Submerged Labyrinth Spectacular cave diving with dramatic walls and hidden passages Diving the Eagl...

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Waterfall Bay

Tasman Peninsula, TAS

Intermediate10-25mLive viz

A boat-dive area on the Tasman Peninsula with a string of dramatic sea caves and dolerite walls, including the entrance to Australia's largest sea cave system.

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Orford Reef Giant Kelp Forest

Eaglehawk Neck, TAS

Advanced10–30mLive viz

A towering underwater forest of golden kelp sways in shifting light at Orford Reef, where diverse marine life thrives in one of Tasmania’s last giant kelp strongholds.

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Sisters Rocks

Tasman Peninsula, TAS

Advanced35-45m

A series of pinnacles off Cape Surville, considered one of Australia's best wall dives, with sheer faces dropping past 45 metres.

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Fortescue Bay

Tasman Peninsula, TAS

Beginner5-18mLive viz

An accessible shore dive inside Tasman National Park with kelp forest, sandstone reef and a good chance of weedy seadragons in the 10-18m range.

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SS Nord Wreck

Tasman Peninsula, TAS

Advanced35-42mLive viz

The SS Nord struck an unmapped pinnacle near the Hippolyte Rocks in 1915 and now sits largely intact in 35-42 metres, one of the deepest and best-preserved wrecks in Tasmanian waters.

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Hippolyte Rocks

Tasman Peninsula, TAS

Advanced15-45mLive viz

Hippolyte Rocks is a cluster of granite stacks 8km off Fortescue Bay, ringed by sheer walls and home to one of Tasmania's largest fur seal haul-outs.

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