FEET FIRST DIVE Newcastle & Nelson Bay, NELSON BAY, PORT STEPHENS

FEET FIRST DIVE Newcastle & Nelson Bay, NELSON BAY, PORT STEPHENS

97 Stockton St
2315 NELSON BAY
NSW - AUS

Enjoy diving the beautiful temperate waters of Nelson Bay, Port Stephens - with a huge variety of stunning dives from our boat or shore; we offer sites & training schedules to suit any divers needs.

You can venture out on our Double Boat Dives to Broughton Island’s Grey Nurse Shark colony, dive the famous Looking Glass Isle, explore our historic wrecks, & experience regular sightings of seals, dolphins, (seasonal) whales, & turtles, to create a trip you’ll never forget.

The exceptional shore dives in Port Stephens Great Lakes Marine Park offer the security of safer sites (less boat traffic), with ocean encounters like no other. Meet our friendly blue Groupers, watch schooling fish, study our Dwarf Ornate Wobbegongs, awe at our pelagics swimming by, or simply grab your camera & lose yourself in our macro world. With over 200 species of Nudibranchs, anglerfish, a high concentration of White’s seahorses, thorny cowfish, & yellow boxfish, your camera just won’t stop clicking.

Keep your costs low, by staying in a shared accommodation, or enquire about upgrades if you’re looking to spoil yourself in 5-Star surrounds. On your dry day, visit Stockton Beach’s breath-taking sand dunes, grab a bite to eat in our local cafes, take a ferry ride, go quad-biking, or climb Tomaree Mountain for some light exercise, & spectacular photo opportunities.

Available in the Center

Programs

Snorkel Diver
Ecology
Scuba
Extended Range (XR)
Rebreather

Dives

Shore Dives
Boat Dives
Extended Range Dives
Classified Dives
Freediving
Wreck Dives
Snorkel Tours

Gas Fills

Air
Nitrox Dive
Oxygen

Rental

Dive Computer
Equipment

Services

Rebreather
Regulator
Dive Computer
Buoyancy Compensators
Dry Suit
Neoprene suits
Cylinders

Payment Method

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Opening Hours

Monday09:00 - 17:00
Tuesday09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday09:00 - 17:00
Thursday09:00 - 17:00
Friday09:00 - 17:00
Saturday07:00 - 17:00
Sunday07:00 - 17:00
+6124984 2092 Website

Opening Hours

Monday09:00 - 17:00
Tuesday09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday09:00 - 17:00
Thursday09:00 - 17:00
Friday09:00 - 17:00
Saturday07:00 - 17:00
Sunday07:00 - 17:00

Affiliated Dive Sites

FEET FIRST DIVE PTY LTD, 2315 NELSON BAY

★★★★☆ Fly Point

With undulating soft coral topography and two easy to navigate ledges, Fly Point Marine Park is known as the best shore-access dive on the Eastern sea-board of Australia. Max Depth: 28m. Best dived on high slack tide.

FEET FIRST DIVE PTY LTD, 2315 NELSON BAY

★★★★☆ Pipeline

A favourite macro critter diving site; especially for NIGHT divers. Cruising across the sloping seagrass & soft coral beds to find the pipe, which lies in between several coral & sponge encrusted mooring blocks. Easy navigation with tons of macro life. Max depth 16-18m. Best dived on high slack tide.

FEET FIRST DIVE PTY LTD, 2315 NELSON BAY

★★★★☆ Broughton Island The Looking Glass

Part of the Great Lakes Marine Park, is a sanctuary for endangered grey nurse sharks. Dive between the “crack“ in the island for incredible topography in an unforgettable dive site.

FEET FIRST DIVE PTY LTD, 2315 NELSON BAY

★★★★☆ Little Beach - NSW

Sandy beach slopes & ribbon weed, along to the Little Beach Boathouse jetty (3-5m) is always bursting with fish life & provides fabulous wide-angle photo opportunities. A short swim ~100m from the jetty in approx 10-12m lies the sunken wreckage of a barge creating an artificial reef.

FEET FIRST DIVE PTY LTD, 2315 NELSON BAY

★★★★☆ Halifax Point

Steeper rocky ledges covered in sponges makes Halifax one of the most popular deeper/advanced sites to dive in Nelson Bay. The “Twin Bommies” (20m) offers a colourful carpet of sponges, gorgonians & ascidians. Max Depth = ~26m. Best dived on incoming to slack high tide.