Discover Amazing Dive Sites
Explore Australia's premier diving destinations with detailed site information, marine life guides, and essential safety data.
Roe Reef
Rottnest Island, WA
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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Round Top Island
Mackay Coast, QLD
Close-to-shore site with seagrass and some coral bommies.
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Rowley Shoals
Offshore Broome, WA
Rowley Shoals sits in the distant Timor Sea, far beyond sight of the West Australian coast. This trio of coral atolls forms a near perfect arc on the edge of one of the world’s wi…
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Rye Pier
Mornington Peninsula, VIC
Beginner-grade Mornington Peninsula shore dive under the Rye Pier and across the adjacent reef. A common training site for Open Water students from Melbourne.
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Sandon River Mouth
Sandon, NSW
Calm estuarine dive with seagrass and juvenile fish.
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Sandstone Reef – Minnie Water
Minnie Water, NSW
Scattered sandstone reef with strong reef fish life.
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Scawfell Island Coral Gardens
Mackay Islands, QLD
Sheltered coral garden ideal for new divers and snorkellers.
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Scawfell Island Pinnacle
Mackay Islands, QLD
Rocky pinnacle with bommies and strong fish life.
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Scottish Prince Shipwreck
Gold Coast, QLD
On a calm day off the southern end of Main Beach, a dark scattered shape lies in twelve metres of water about 1.5 kilometres from the surf line: the broken remains of an iron clip…
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Seal Bay Snorkel Area
Kangaroo Island, SA
A rarely dived section of coastline adjacent to Seal Bay Conservation Park, where Australian sea lions enter the water and encounters with the animals on the...
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Second Valley
Fleurieu Peninsula, SA
A sheltered gulf-side bay on the Fleurieu Peninsula with a short jetty, resident sea dragons, clear water, and an old anchor chain dive that doubles as an ex...
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Shag Rock
Kingscliff, NSW
Island reef with gullies and abundant reef fish.
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Shark Cave
Rottnest Island, WA
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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Shark Point
Clovelly, NSW
Deep reef with large boulders, drop-offs, and strong marine life diversity.
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Shelly Beach
Manly, NSW
Shelly Beach in Manly offers calm conditions, easy shore access, and rich marine life, making it one of Sydney’s top shore diving spots for beginners and experienced divers alike.
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Sisters Rocks
Tasman Peninsula, TAS
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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Skillion Caves
Terrigal, Central Coast NSW
Scillion Caves sits below the dramatic sandstone headland known as The Skillion at Terrigal. This site features swim-throughs, small caverns, and sponge-covered rock faces. It’s a…
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Sleaford Mere
Lincoln NP, SA
A freshwater coastal lake connected to the sea in Lincoln National Park, producing an unusual freshwater-influenced dive with diverse birdlife overhead and a...
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Smith Rock
Moreton Island, QLD
Smith Rock is one of the most significant and notorious dive sites in South East Queensland. Known as a "ship-killer," this jagged granite outcrop has claimed several vessels, inc…
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Kangaroo Island, SA
A sandy-bottomed beach dive on Kangaroo Island's north coast with extensive seagrass beds, sea dragons, and a relaxed drift along the reef fringe in clear gu...
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South Bondi Reef
Bondi, NSW
A Sydney shore dive at the south end of Bondi — sandstone gutters, kelp ledges and a curious blue groper community in 5–18 m beside the city's most famous beach.
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South Cumberland Islands Bommie
Mackay, QLD
Bommie dive with coral outcrops and good fish variety.
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South Maroubra Reef
Maroubra, NSW
Ledges and boulders with resident fish schools and weedy habitats.
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Split Solitary Island
Coffs Harbour, NSW
Split reef structure with coral and good fish life.
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Spot X Reef
Arrawarra, NSW
Patch reef with sand gullies and coral cover.
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SS Annie M. Miller
Sydney, NSW
Sydney's SS Annie M. Miller wreck off Dover Heights is an advanced, 46-metre deep historical dive. Featuring variable 8-20m visibility and potential currents, it's a thriving arti…
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Rottnest Island, WA
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…
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SS Mauna Loa
Darwin, NT
US merchant cargo ship sunk in the 19 February 1942 Darwin raid, lying close to the USAT Meigs and routinely dived as the second tank of a Meigs trip.
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SS Nord Wreck
Tasman Peninsula, TAS
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 wat…
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SS Yongala Wreck
Great Barrier Reef - Townsville
One of the worlds best wreck dives, the SS Yongala sank in 1911 and is now an artificial reef teeming with marine life. The 109-meter vessel attracts massive schools of fish and p…
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SS Zealandia
Darwin, NT
Australian passenger and cargo steamship sunk in the 19 February 1942 Darwin raid, with a long pre-war working life on the Sydney-Wellington route before her requisition for war s…
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St Bees Island Reef
Mackay, QLD
Fringing reef with bommies, coral cover and small fish.
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Shellharbour, NSW
Offshore island dive with caves, swim-throughs and pelagic species.
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Star of Greece Wreck
Port Willunga, SA
The iron remains of a three-masted sailing ship wrecked in 1888 on the Gulf St Vincent coast south of Adelaide, scattered across a reef in 3–12 metres of wat...
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Stokes Bay Reef
Kangaroo Island, SA
A reef dive accessible through a natural rock tunnel at Stokes Bay on Kangaroo Island's north coast, with kelp forest, reef fish, and occasional pelagic enco...
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Stony Point
Fleurieu Peninsula, SA
A rocky shore dive on the Fleurieu Peninsula's Gulf St Vincent coast, known for consistent sea dragon sightings in a dense kelp and seagrass environment.
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Streaky Bay Jetty
Eyre Peninsula, SA
A jetty in one of the Eyre Peninsula's most appealing coastal towns, with clear bay water, sea dragons, and the sea lion encounters that the bay's resident p...
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Swansea Bridge
Lake Macquarie, NSW
Tidal dive under bridge pylons, great for macro spotting.
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Talia Cave Shore Dive
West Coast, SA
A sea cave accessible by shore dive on the exposed west Eyre Peninsula coast, combining the geological drama of a wave-carved limestone cave with clear South...
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Tangalooma Wrecks
Moreton Island, QLD
Cluster of 15 sunken vessels deliberately scuttled as a breakwater off the western shore of Moreton Island, dive-able from the beach and the most-dived shore wreck site in southea…
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Mt Gambier, SA
A world-class freshwater cave system near Mt Gambier with extraordinary visibility, permanent haloclines, and one of Australia's most significant technical c...
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Terrigal, NSW
Terrigal Haven is the Central Coast’s quintessential training and relaxation dive site. It may lack the dramatic topography of deep offshore reefs, but it compensates with calm wa…
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Terrigal HMAS Adelaide
Terrigal, NSW
The HMAS Adelaide is a purpose-sunk ex-Royal Australian Navy guided missile frigate resting upright on the sandy seabed just off Terrigal. Scuttled in 2011, the 138-metre vessel h…
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The Apartments
Freshwater, NSW
Underwater rock formations like building blocks with tunnels and swim-throughs.
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The Bluff (Peel Island)
Moreton Bay, QLD
A headland dive site offering encounters with various fish species and coral formations.
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Victor Harbor, SA
A granite headland at Victor Harbor with kelp forest diving, resident sea dragons, and a rugged reef structure that produces some of the most visually dramat...
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The Cementco Wreck
Moreton Island, QLD
A 67-meter-long hopper barge that sank in 1985, now a popular wreck dive with diverse marine life.
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The Colours
Clovelly, NSW
Vibrant reef with sponges and soft corals, popular photography site.
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