Diving at Tumby Bay Jetty
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Tumby Bay Jetty

Eyre Peninsula, SA

Water temp14–22 °C
Visibility3–8 m
Depth2–6 m
Best timeOctober–May

Tumby Bay Jetty sits on the Spencer Gulf coast of the eastern Eyre Peninsula, 45 km north of Port Lincoln. It is one of South Australia's classic shore-entry jetty dives, with a resident leafy seadragon colony on the pylons and a steady catalogue of stingrays, seamoths, pipefish and nudibranchs around the structure. The dive is shallow, calm, and well-suited to Open Water divers with patient observation skills. There is no dive shop in town; bring your own kit or hire from Port Lincoln.

Visibility at Tumby Bay Jetty

Visibility at Tumby Bay Jetty typically ranges from 3 to 8 metres, though it shifts with swell, wind and recent rainfall. October–May generally offers the best conditions for diving here.

Right now: approximately 12 m, 98% confidence (updated 13:38 AEST).