The world's first buoyant reef: nine steel sculptures tethered 2.5 km off The Spit, rising from a 30 m seabed to about 8 m below the surface. Dived by permit, on a guided tour or from the bookable public mooring.
Visibility at Wonder Reef
Visibility at Wonder Reef typically ranges from 5 to 15 metres, though it shifts with swell, wind and recent rainfall. Year-round, on low-swell days generally offers the best conditions for diving here.
Air, gear and guides near Wonder Reef
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Region: Gold Coast, QLD
Skill Level: Intermediate
Depth: 8-30 m
Water Temperature: 18-26 °C
Visibility: 5-15 m
Best Time to Dive: Year-round, on low-swell days
Marine Life: Indian scad, Queensland groper, gold-spotted rockcod, lionfish, rainbow runners, trevally, eagle rays, mulloway, wahoo (rare), blennies, damsels, sergeant majors, butterflyfish, nudibranchs, flatworms, crinoids, sponges, transplanted corals
Hazards: Exposed offshore site, diveable only when swell and weather allow; mid-water dive with no seabed above 26 to 30 m, so depth control matters; boats using the precinct moorings (5 knot limit); no anchoring, fishing or freediving at the public mooring
Facilities: Boat access only: guided tours from Runaway Bay Marina, or a booked public mooring (vessels under 14 m) from Gold Coast Broadwater boat ramps; no facilities at the site.