Dive Sites Near Perth

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

Hillarys Boat Harbour, beside Boyinaboat Reef

Boyinaboat Reef

Perth, WA

Beginner5–14mLive viz

Boyinaboat Reef near Hillarys Boat Harbour offers beginner‑friendly diving with shallow limestone ledges, swim‑throughs, and colourful marine life including cuttlefish, rays, octopus, and schools of reef fish.

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Diving at Roe Reef

Roe Reef

Rottnest Island, WA

Beginner5-15mLive viz

A shallow limestone reef on Rottnest Island's northern flank with extensive ledges, gutters and bommies in 5-15 metres of water, popular as a training and introductory boat dive.

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Diving at Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace

Rottnest Island, WA

Intermediate8-18mLive viz

A shallow limestone reef off Rottnest Island's south-east coast, east of Parker Point and about 850 m south-west of Dyer Island, riddled with caves, canyons and swim-throughs in 8-18 m; one of the most popular dives around the island.

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Diving at SS Macedon Wreck

SS Macedon Wreck

Rottnest Island, WA

Intermediate5-12mLive viz

An 1883 steamship wrecked on Rottnest Island's northern reef and now broken up across a shallow limestone bottom, with the boiler, anchor and machinery still recognisable in 5 to 12 metres of water.

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Diving at Shark Cave

Shark Cave

Rottnest Island, WA

Advanced18–30mLive viz

A deep limestone cavern on the outer reef of Rottnest Island where wobbegong and grey nurse sharks rest in numbers, in one of the most atmospheric dives acce...

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Diving at Five Fathom Reef

Five Fathom Reef

Rockingham, WA

Intermediate8–20mLive viz

A submerged reef platform south of Rockingham in the Shoalwater Islands Marine Park, with resident weedy sea dragons, marine mammals from the nearby colonies...

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