Dive sites around Australia

Make the Great Barrier Reef the centre of a Queensland diving trip. This vast reef region offers coral gardens, tropical marine life and a choice of day boats or liveaboards, with individual sites selected for the itinerary and conditions.

Explore a historic shipwreck off the Queensland coast that has become a habitat for reef fish and other marine life. The Yongala brings a maritime story and an underwater wildlife experience together in one memorable destination.

Rocky pinnacles off Rainbow Beach give Wolf Rock its distinctive underwater landscape. Grey nurse sharks are a major draw, alongside ledges, gutters and marine growth that make this an engaging site for experienced divers.

Explore a coral reef in Moreton Bay Marine Park, where reef fish, sponges and varied coral formations create plenty to look for. Flinders Reef is also known for a turtle cleaning station, adding another reason to keep your eyes on the reef.

Shelly Beach sits within Cabbage Tree Bay at Manly. Its relatively shallow underwater environment makes it a place to explore Sydney’s marine life, with both scuba diving and snorkelling drawing visitors to the bay.

The waters around Bare Island combine rocky reef with sponge gardens and small marine creatures. This Sydney shore-diving location rewards a slower look at the underwater landscape around the historic island at La Perouse.

Off Maroubra, Magic Point brings together a reef top, wall and rocky overhangs. The site is known for grey nurse shark encounters, with the surrounding terrain offering plenty to explore when the animals are elsewhere.

Fish Rock sits offshore from South West Rocks, where temperate and tropical marine life meet. Its ocean cave and surrounding reef make this a distinctive North Coast destination, with grey nurse sharks among the marine life associated with the area.

Explore the underwater side of Port Stephens at Fly Point. This Nelson Bay shore-diving location offers a close look at marine life and reef habitat, making it a useful addition to a coastal diving itinerary.

Portsea Pier reaches into Weeroona Bay on the Mornington Peninsula. This shallow diving and snorkelling location offers a way to discover the underwater side of a Victorian coastal escape.

Discover the underwater terrain on the Lonsdale side of Port Phillip Heads. Wall-diving sites here offer a different perspective on Victoria’s marine environment, with the chosen section and dive profile shaping the experience.

The former HMAS Canberra was scuttled off the Victorian coast to create an artificial reef for diving. Its naval history and large structure make it a destination for divers interested in shipwrecks and the marine life that settles around them.

Build a South Australian dive trip around the jetties at Rapid Bay. The coastal setting pairs a beachside escape with an established shore-diving destination on the Fleurieu Peninsula.

Add Edithburgh Jetty to a Yorke Peninsula diving trip for a shore dive beneath an established coastal landmark. The jetty is a regular destination for local dive operators and offers another way to explore South Australia’s underwater coastline.

The Neptune Islands are a destination for organised shark cage-diving experiences from Port Lincoln. This is a specialist wildlife excursion, with the boat journey and time in the cage forming a different kind of underwater adventure.

Build a Coral Coast trip around Ningaloo’s underwater world. Reef diving and snorkelling tours offer ways to explore coral habitat, while places such as Coral Bay provide a base for discovering different parts of this extensive reef region.

Rottnest Island offers a range of underwater places to explore, from reef habitat to historic shipwrecks. Use the island as a destination guide, then choose a specific dive location and access plan for your visit.

The remote coral atolls of Rowley Shoals offer an offshore reef-diving adventure. Lagoons, reef walls and channels provide a variety of underwater settings across the protected marine parks.

Look beneath Busselton’s landmark jetty to discover an artificial reef in Geographe Bay. Diving and snorkelling offer a different perspective on this South West destination, where the structure has become part of the underwater habitat.

Eaglehawk Neck is a base for exploring the Tasman Peninsula’s underwater coastline. Local operators connect divers with a range of sites, making it a starting point for planning a Tasmanian trip around the conditions and the diving you enjoy.

Waterfall Bay is part of the Tasman Peninsula’s distinctive landscape of underwater caves, tunnels and canyons. Its varied rock formations make the region a memorable destination for divers seeking a closer look at Tasmania’s underwater terrain.

Explore Tasmania’s underwater landscape at Sisters Rocks, a wall-diving destination known for its sponge garden. It is a starting point for planning a dive trip around the Tasman Peninsula’s distinctive underwater terrain.