Explore Melbourne

Melbourne is Australia’s capital of culture and is fast gaining recognition among divers as a frontier to be explored. Melbourne’s rich maritime history has led to more than 800 ships coming to rest on Victoria’s sandy seafloors and an incredible wealth of long-lost treasures for divers to discover. In Melbourne’s temperate waters, delight in kelp forests with the weedy sea dragon, steep drop-offs, and drift dives, all with the chance of spotting the resident fur seals or visiting dolphins and humpback whales.

Divers can delve into the incredible underwater world of Port Phillip Bay while Phillip Island is close by with pinnacles, swim-throughs, and overhangs and plenty of shores dives for those who can handle the swell. Nearby, Mornington Peninsula is ideal for novice divers and those who intend to take part in dive courses. If you plan to visit all of these excellent locations without the fuss of arranging travel, hop on visiting liveaboards to experience the best of VIC diving. Dive centres in Melbourne provide trips to nearby locations while dive resorts are less common to the area.

Diving in Melbourne

In the Bass Strait, close to Melbourne, there are a number of wrecks, from the Ozone Wreck sitting within only 4 metres of water to the Don Diego Wreck resting at an astounding 72 metres. This means that Melbourne wrecks are open to everyone from the novice to the most experienced technical divers. There are spectacular wall dives found at Lonsdale Wall and Hanging Gardens while fast drift dives can be found close to Geelong at sites such as Kelp Beds Drift. Novice divers can take part in dive courses under the shadow of piers while there is incredible topography at sites throughout Melbourne, with swim-throughs, pinnacles, and caves eroded into the rugged edges of the coastline.

The best Months to dive in Melbourne

Melbourne diving is best during the summer months, from November through to April, while outside these times the sea can be much choppier and dive centres may stop operating in certain areas. If you intend to see the penguin’s that waddle back from shore at Phillip Island, the best months to visit are November through to April while pods of dolphin are best watched from October through to April at Mornington Peninsula. In the winter season, divers have the best chance of spotting humpback whales on their surface intervals.

Statistics

Historical data and trends

Dive Activity & Environmental Conditions

Centers Map

Drifters Freediving

345 Park Street, South Melbourne, 3205 Melbourne, VIC - AUS

AQUATIC ADVENTURES

2/21 Viewtech Place, 3178 ROWVILLE, VIC - AUS

ADRENO MELBOURNE

1186 Nepean Highway, 3192 CHELTENHAM, VIC - AUS

SALT SESSIONS FREEDIVING

6 Kemp Street, 3158 Upwey, VIC - AUS

SCUBA CULTURE

2/121 Highbury Road, 3125 Burwood, VIC - AUS