Dive Sites Near Newcastle

6 dive sites in and around Newcastle, NSW, nearest first, with the depth, skill level and conditions for each one.

Swansea Bridge

Lake Macquarie, NSW

Intermediate4–10 mLive viz

Tidal dive under bridge pylons, great for macro spotting.

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Pipeline Port Stephens

Port Stephens, NSW

Beginner2–8 mLive viz

Shore dive under old pipeline, great for macro.

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Fly Point to Pipeline Drift

Port Stephens, NSW

Advanced5-16 mLive viz

Incoming-tide shore drift of about 1.2 km from Fly Point west past the marina entrance to the Pipeline.

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Halifax Park

Port Stephens, NSW

Intermediate5–18 mLive viz

Walk down the steps at Fly Point, swim a couple of hundred metres north, and you drop into one of the richest patches of marine life on the entire New South...

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Cabbage Tree Island

Port Stephens, NSW

Intermediate6–18 mLive viz

Island reef with coral gardens and swim-throughs.

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Broughton Island

Port Stephens, NSW

Advanced4-21mLive viz

An island off Port Stephens with one of the most reliable grey nurse shark dives in NSW and the dramatic swim through the Looking Glass.

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