Queensland

SS Yongala Wreck (★4.6)

SS Yongala Wreck - The boat is now an artificial reef with amazing marine life that are supersized compared to seeing them on the Great Barrier Reef. You cannot penetrate or touch the wreck as it is a grave site but this doesn’t take away from this amazing dive. Can have very strong currents.

Mares

Coral Gardens - Lady Elliot Island (★4.4)

Explore the enchanting Coral Gardens dive site at Lady Elliot Island! Immerse in a kaleidoscope of vibrant corals, creating a mesmerizing underwater landscape.

SSI AUSTRALIA, 4207 YATALA

Milln Reef - The Whale (★4.3)

The premier dive and snorkel destination out of Cairns. Milne Reef has exceptional visibility and will impress even the most experienced diver. Gorgeous shallow coral gardens, swim-throughs, and a guarantee turtle encounters await you.

SCUBA WORLD, 4557 Mooloolaba

HMAS Brisbane (Wreck) (★4.1)

The HMAS Brisbane was scuttled in July 2005 to create an artificial reef off Mooloolaba’s Sunshine Coast. The Queensland government created a Conservation Park around the wreck. This wreck is buzzing with beautiful marine life.

Mares, Janez Kranjc

Norman Reef - Caves (★4.5)

Amazing dive site with heaps of swim through for experienced divers. Big drop off plenty of marine life. Full of shallow areas for beginner divers with little caves and holes around to explore.

Mares

Gold Coast Seaway (★3.5)

With over 400 different species found in the Seaway, the Seaway dive site is one of the most popular shore dives in South East Queensland as it offers a wonderful habitat for these creatures!

Mares, Janez Kranjc

Curtin Artificial Reef (★3.9)

Curtin Artificial Reef is the oldest reef created FOR divers, By divers. At this dive site, there are over 25 purposely sunken boats & others which can be found between 15m and 25m making this a great drift dive site. This is also a popular fishing site so be vigilant for fishing lines.

Mares

Flynn Reef - 2 Gordon's (★4.4)

Location: Flynn Reef Maximum Depth: 22m Visibility: 15m. Site: Gordon’s Mooring has some great swim-throughs and overhangs amongst the variety of smaller bommies. Features a wide range of corals such as brain and plate and diverse marine life including large established giant clam gardens

Scubapro, Stephen Frink

Flynn Reef - Coral Gardens (★4.5)

Positioned 20 kilometres east of Green Island off the Cairns coast, Flynn Reef is home to several dive sites - with the Coral Gardens being just one of them.Located on the outer reef this site has consistently good visibility of close to 30 metres.

ADRENO BRISBANE, 4102 WOOLLOONGABBA

Tangalooma Wrecks (★4.1)

The Tangalooma Wrecks are located just off the beach at Moreton Island, about a 75-minute ferry ride from Brisbane. They consist of 15 purpose-sunk ships that were deliberately scuttled between 1963 and 1984 to create a safe harbour for small boats — and they’ve since transformed into an fantastic artificial reef

PLEASURE DIVERS MAGNETIC ISLAND, 4819 ARCADIA

Alma Bay (★3.7)

Alma Bay has a shallow fringing reef on both the left and right sides. Gentle sloping, sandy bottom with very little water movement. The maximum depth is 9m with an average depth around 5m.

GOLD COAST DIVE CENTRE, 4220 MIAMI

Cook Island - North Wall (★4.3)

“Cook Island” is known as a Marine Reserve and is home to a wide variety of marine life and breeding seabirds. Cook Island provides a great opportunity to visit a protected area and witness why so many love this special place. Max depth here is 13m.

Mares, Janez Kranjc

Manta Bommie (★4.3)

Located a short boat ride from Point Lookout, Manta Bommie is one of the top 10 dive sites in Australia. At a maximum depth of 15m, Manta Bommie is suitable for divers and snorkelers of all levels. With large rock/reef formations surrounded by sand patches, the site is home to a wide variety of unique marine life.

SSI AUSTRALIA, 4207 YATALA

Flynn Reef - Little Tracy's (★4.4)

Flynn Reef is one of Cairns’s outermost reefs. Expect excellent visibility. Flynn Reef provides some excellent wall dives, sloping coral gardens, and sandy lagoon holes where you can find coral bommies. Litte Tray’s is one of the many amazing dives on Flynn Reef.

Aqualung

Amity Point (★3.3)

It is best to do this shore dive a half hour before high tide, that is when visibility will be the best and current will be slack. Watch out for boat traffic, have a dive flag up, and carry an SMB with you at all times. Make sure you have a surface watch. Watch out for fishermen as there could be a lot of lines in the water.

ADRENO GOLD COAST, 4215 SOUTHPORT

Flinders Reef (★4.3)

Moreton Bay Marine Park is home to Brisbane’s only true coral reef and fully protected marine sanctuary, Flinders Reef. Scuba dive among an amazing array of marine life and coral, perfect for any diver.

Aqualung

Tweed River (★3.9)

Tweed River is a great location for beginner divers, Tweed heads is located off Coral Street, Tweed Heads. The dive site has easy access with concrete stairs down to the entry point. as well as a beach option for drift diving. Very Lovely Site. Vis is great in Winter and High Tides.

Mares

Wave Break Island (★3.9)

Wave Break Island offers the perfect location and conditions with around 450 species of fish to encounter! Whether you are a qualified diver or it is your first time in the water, your experienced guide guarantees a professional, safe, and fun experience.

REEF ENCOUNTER, 4870 CAIRNS

Twin Peaks, Saxon Reef (★4.5)

Two large coral peaks with lots of shallow reef around to the southeast. Approximately 60 meters in total diameter, with a small ridge connecting the two peaks.

Keith D. (#2415073)

Heron Island (★4.3)

Heron Island is a coral cay located near the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern Great Barrier Reef, 80 kilometres north-east of Gladstone Park, Queensland, Australia, and 460 km north-north-west of the state capital Brisbane

Igor E. (#3977922)

Great Barrier Reef (★4.5)

Collective dive site for the Great Barrier Reef created directly in front of Cairns for all dive sites that have not yet been fully developed by the local centers or have not been established as public dive sites.

WHITSUNDAY DIVE ADVENTURES, 4802 CANNONVALE

Luncheon Bay “WEST“ (★4.1)

Several sections of wall along with several bommies making an almost trench system to be explored with reef on either side of the diver. Some sloping down to deeper depths if required for training. Towards the end of the dive ascend on top of the bommies to for your safety stop. Good spot for white tip reef shark.

ADRENO BRISBANE, 4102 WOOLLOONGABBA

Cherubs Cave (★4.5)

A small concrete cherub once marked the main entrance to this hidden cave off Moreton Island. While the guardian has since disappeared, this underwater world remains to be discovered by the adventurous diver.

REEF ENCOUNTER, 4870 CAIRNS

Fingers, Norman Reef (★4.5)

Perfect for beginners and advanced divers, Fingers is a shallow cove making it well protected from the elements. The reason the site is named fingers is from a Birdseye view it looks like the fingers of a hand, the fingers themselves sit to the South-West of the site and can get quite deep.

REEF ENCOUNTER, 4870 CAIRNS

Troppos, Norman Reef (★4.4)

Sitting at the most Northern point of Norman Reef is the hidden gem Troppos. Troppos is Beginner friendly as it has a lovely shallow sandy lagoon with lots of nooks and crannies to explore, but also has a deep scenic reef wall with a sloping sandy bottom, perfect for any Advance diver wanting to gain some depth.

Aqualung

Flat Rock - Turtle Cave (★4.1)

Located on the northern side of flat rock, this site is suitable for all levels of divers with a small cave sitting at 10m and the reef dropping to a max depth of 30m. Turtle cave is a great site for drift diving around the edges of Flat Rock and seeing large pelagic life that frequents the coastline.

MANTA LODGE AND SCUBA CENTRE, 4183 POINT LOOKOUT

Flat Rock - Shark Alley (★4.2)

A deeper site for advanced divers, Shark Alley is a seasonal aggregation zone for endangered Grey Nurse (sand tiger) sharks. Being further out to sea, it is also a great place to see whales and other large pelagic marine life. Max depth is 28m with the reef rising to 12m on either side of the alley.

Mares, Predrag Vuckovic

Shag Rock - Horseshoe (★3.5)

Shag Rock is an exposed rocky reef only a short 6 to 8 minute boat ride from the beach our Dive boats are launched from. Because of this it is the most protected dive site and offers great diving when conditions elsewhere take a turn for the worse.

MANTA LODGE AND SCUBA CENTRE, 4183 POINT LOOKOUT

Shag Rock - Swim Through (★4.0)

Mares

Flynn Reef (★4.3)

Coral Extravaganza – Flynn Reef is adorned with coral reefs that defy the imagination. From delicate branching corals to massive boulder corals, the reef’s diverse inhabitants create a mesmerizing tapestry of colours and shapes that never fails to enchant.

Scubapro

The Caves (★3.4)

It’s virtually impossible to get lost at this great dive site, given the ledge that runs in an East – West direction. We recommend you check out the mini cave that usually has large pelagics,

Aqualung

Shag Rock - Coral Gardens (★4.0)

Scubapro, Stephen Frink

Heart Pontoon - Hardy Reef (★4.2)

Scuba divers will love the pristine Reef walls that drop down 30 metres. This location makes a great drift dive. vers of colourful marine life will be delighted with butterflyfish, clown triggerfish and angelfish.There are nice mackerel, trevally and Reef sharks along the Reef wall

Mares, Janez Kranjc

Nurse Rock (★3.9)

Imagine a mini grand canyon, two large rocks rest side by side, with a split between the two. There are lots of bait fish between the two rocks. At the base of the rock you will find two tight swim throughs (tunnels).

Aqualung

Shag Rock - Sanctuary Cove (★4.1)

A great site for divers of all levels, Sanctuary Cove is generally the most sheltered site in the area. A great spot for macro photography with lots of unique marine life such as frogfish and peacock mantis shrimp.

Mares

Flat Rock - The Pinnacles (★4.1)

Located on the western side of Flat Rock, with depths ranging from 12m to 35m, The Pinnacles is suitable for Advanced divers only. It is a good spot for turtles, rays, and migrating humpback whales.

Mares, Janez Kranjc

Shag Rock - Sunken Reef (★3.9)

Mares, Janez Kranjc

Big Plates (★3.7)

Big Plates boasts a beautiful display of healthy, hard and soft corals. The anchor sits in approx 10m of water, which makes it a perfect site for new divers or those who have not dived for a while.

Mares, Janez Kranjc

Heron Island - Blue Pools (★4.3)

The Blue Pools is a popular snorkelling spot at Heron Island, but is also a wonderful place to dive. While snorkellers generally limited themselves to the sheltered cove in the reef, divers are free to explore the sloping coral reef and numerous gutters, ledges and caves.

Aqualung

Museum of Underwater Art, Coral Greenhouse (★4.4)

Made from stainless steel and pH-neutral materials to complement natural coral growth. Weighing more than 158 tonnes, the ’Coral Greenhouse’ is filled with 20 reef guardians who are propagating coral spreading the message of reef conservation.

SSI AUSTRALIA, 4207 YATALA

Norman Reef - Playgrounds (★4.4)

On the southern part of Norman Reef, we have Playgrounds and Shark Mountain. Playgrounds for more beginner divers and Shark Mountain for a bit more advanced divers. Beautiful coral reef and bommies to explore.

Mares, Predrag Vuckovic

Norman Reef Pontoon (★4.4)

This site has a few beautiful bommies where you can find small caves. This is an easy and shallow dive for everyone. You also have the option to go into the reef that is full of marine life in the shallows.

Aqualung

Heron Island - North Bombie (★4.2)

Named after the large bommie that is the main feature of this dive. North bommie is covered in glass and cardinal fish that are harassed all day by dozens of coral trout, coral cod and barramundi cod.

REEF ENCOUNTER, 4870 CAIRNS

Hastings Reef Blue Lagoon (★4.3)

Wall feature up to 20m deep, shallow on top. It has a sandy patch where you can see heaps of sea cucumbers. It is a really good site to find small and interesting things around.

Scubapro, Stephen Frink

Evolution, Saxon Reef (★4.5)

This site is made up of a collection of coral bommies, where you can find many different features. It is a good dive for all the levels, being around the shallows will surprise you with the incredible marine life that you can find.

REEF ENCOUNTER, 4870 CAIRNS

Hastings Reef - Coral Gardens (★4.4)

Large wall with different entries. One of them will lead you to the Coral Gardens where you can see stunning corals and Giant Clams. You also can find a couple of bommies where you will see the coral trees from Reef Restoration.

Aqualung

Saxon Reef Magic Wall (★4.5)

Shallow wall, goes about 15m deep with scattered bommies in the deeper sand. Heaps of small caves that hides eels and octopus. Recommended from beginners to advanced divers.

REEF ENCOUNTER, 4870 CAIRNS

Turtle Bommie, Saxon Reef (★4.6)

Large bommie structure surrounded by beautiful hard and soft corals and a wide range of brightly coloured fish. The white sandy bottom makes it easy to navigate the exquisite reef wall.

OCEAN DYNAMICS, 4801 HAYMAN ISLAND

Black Island “WONDERWALL“ (★4.2)

Drop off - vis 5 to 10m. The current here is dependent on the tidal flow. This site has a high number of schools of fishes and wildlife - including soft, hard corals, anemonefish and turtles.

Scubapro, Stephen Frink

Heron Island - Gorgonia Hole (★4.4)

It is not uncommon to see turtles hiding among the cracks and crevices at this site. Lots of little holes to stick your head in, and lots of interesting little (and big) creatures to find. Expect to see painted crayfish, green, loggerhead and hawksbill (if you’re lucky) turtles and lion fish.

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