Ghosties

★★★★☆ (15)

Boat dive to explore the wall and bommies out off the beach. Sandy bottom dive site with lots to explore and easy to navigate around. Some weedy sections.

Sting rays, moray eels, eagle rays, nudibranchs, small schooling fish. Weedy sections are perfect to look for macro critters.

Dive Activity

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Dive Centers Catering This Dive Site

CENTRAL COAST DIVERS, Central Coast Divers

CENTRAL COAST DIVERS, Central Coast Divers

163 Wyong Road, 2261 KILLARNEY VALE, NSW - Australia

Dive Sites Nearby

MERIMBULA DIVERS LODGE, 2548 MERIMBULA
Hauler Wreck (★4.1)

Hauler Wreck (★4.1)

The Hauler wreck is a tug purposely sunk for diving in 1979. This is conducted as a boat dive only and is exposed to easterly and northerly weather. Divers should either be undertaking advanced training, or qualified (Deep-30m) for deeper dives.
Mares, Predrag Vuckovic
Navy Warf (★4.0)

Navy Warf (★4.0)

Diving the Navy Warf is a relatively easy entry/exit dive. Majority of the dive could be spent exploring the pylons under the warf. Sandy bottom with patches of seaweed to the left (West)of the warf.
MERIMBULA DIVERS LODGE, 2548 MERIMBULA
Merimbula Wharf (★4.0)

Merimbula Wharf (★4.0)

Easy Entry - Giant stride or fall in. Max depth 16m. Site is on the southern side of the headland and faces south, best with no swell or larger swells and wind coming from the north.
ST PETERS ANGLICAN COLLEGE, 2537 BROULEE
Shark Bay (★4.6)

Shark Bay (★4.6)

The beach is part of a permanent sandbar that connects Broulee Island with the mainland. Much of the bay is fairly shallow (3-4 metres), with seagrass beds on the sand and reefs around the rocky sides.
JEREMY T. (#4070382)
Guerrilla Bay (★3.0)

Guerrilla Bay (★3.0)

The site offers two dive locations. The Pot, on the north side is for more advanced divers in the right conditions. The Beach, on the south side is rocky with a flat reef extending up in walls on a roughly 35-degree angle and sheer walls that stretch up to ten metres.
DIVE NEAR ME PTY LTD, 2500 Wollongong
Hole in the Wall (★4.6)

Hole in the Wall (★4.6)

Hole In The Wall is just as it say’s, a hole in the reef with no roof. You can only dive this site in very calm conditions. There is only room in the hole for 3-4 divers and you may experience a bit of surge on entry and exit.
SSI AUSTRALIA, 4207 YATALA
Bushrangers Bay (★4.1)

Bushrangers Bay (★4.1)

Stop at the most Western car park. This will give access to a viewing platform of Bushrangers Bay. There a a timber staircase that leads down to the entry point. It is a rocky beach so footwear is highly recommended. Great spot for snorkelers and day visitors. No take marine protected area.
Mares
Lou’s Reef (★3.0)

Lou’s Reef (★3.0)

Access this dive site is either by boat or scooter if you are scuba diving or the experienced freediver can snorkel out to the reef. At times you may face a current, however this is why Lou’s Reef has such an abundant fish life.
DIVE NEAR ME PTY LTD, 2500 Wollongong
Gravel Loader (★3.6)

Gravel Loader (★3.6)

A dive along this jetty and around its end can be very productive. You can sometimes see grey nurse sharks who make this there home over the summer. You can also find banded coral shrimp in a cut off pylon and lionfish in the summer.
DIVE NEAR ME PTY LTD, 2500 Wollongong
The Gutter (★4.0)

The Gutter (★4.0)

The Gutter is an entry point to one of the best dives at Bass Point. Jumping off the rocks into 4 meters of water and swimming north you hitting a 10 meter rock. From here you can venture out to many spots or just hang out in The Gutter itself.
DIVE NEAR ME PTY LTD, 2500 Wollongong
3rd Gutter (★3.7)

3rd Gutter (★3.7)

A great dive site for all levels of experience. With a depth between 18 and 22 meters and a lot of area covered with vegetation, you can always find some interesting animals.
DIVE NEAR ME PTY LTD, 2500 Wollongong
Blue Devil Cave (★3.8)

Blue Devil Cave (★3.8)

The site is one of the best shore dives on the NSW south coast. With at least 3 Blue Devil Fish living in and around a small cave. At max depth of 22 meters & a short swim out to the cave you have plenty of time to take in the marine life on your way out & back. Entry point is at The Gutter.
Mares
Bare Island West (★3.6)

Bare Island West (★3.6)

Despite the lower visibility on the western side of Bare Island this is a very popular Dive Site with average depths between 7 - 12mIt’s also one of the few dive sites in Sydney for reliable sightings of the curious Red Indian Fish.,
Mares, Janez Kranjc
Bare Island East (★3.5)

Bare Island East (★3.5)

Bare Island is one of the prettiest dive sites in Sydney, with vibrant and diverse sponge gardens populated by lots of delicate creatures such as pygmy pipefish, nudibranchs, sea stars and seahorses
Mares, Predrag Vuckovic
Camp Cove South (★3.4)

Camp Cove South (★3.4)

Shallow easy dive site suitable for beginners and training. Sea grass bottom with boulders , kelp and assorted marine life. A great spot for navigation training.
PRO DIVE CENTRAL COAST, 2261 KILLARNEY VALE
The Valliant (Wreck) (★4.0)

The Valliant (Wreck) (★4.0)

The Valiant was a small tug that sank off Barrenjoey Headland in the early eighties. This site has attracted divers from all over as a small, safe wreck in less than thirty meters of water.
Mares
SS Galava (Wreck) (★4.7)

SS Galava (Wreck) (★4.7)

Lying just over three nautical miles east off Terrigal, the SS Galava wreck is an impressive dive. Due to the depth at 51 meters, this dive is suitable for experienced divers only.
Scubapro, Stephen Frink
Avoca (★3.7)

Avoca (★3.7)

Avoca is a shore dive. This is a nice dive site when the wind is blowing from the west, as it is a protected area with lots of colors and marine life.
Mares, Janez Kranjc
Adelaide (Wreck) (★4.1)

Adelaide (Wreck) (★4.1)

The Adelaide is a former warship scuttled in April 2011 as an artificial reef. Since its sinking, the wreck has proven its worth by providing homes to numerous fish species and is an ideal research area for local Marine Science students from the nearby university.
Mares
The Slide, Terrigal (★3.5)

The Slide, Terrigal (★3.5)

The reef slope is made up of small boulders and rocks. Once you hit ~13m, the reef will drop off more sharply to ~18m. It is in this area and along the sand line of the reef that the magnificent sponge gardens can be found.
Mares, Janez Kranjc
Skillion Cave (★3.7)

Skillion Cave (★3.7)

The Skillion Cave is a fantastic shore dive. . The cave is not really a cave as such but rather a very large crevice in a reef wall that a large boulder has fallen into to form a “cave“. This dive can only be attempted on a calm day which makes it an all to rare treat from shore unfortunately
Aqualung
Terrigal Haven (★3.5)

Terrigal Haven (★3.5)

You can start your dive from either the boat ramp or the second ramp on the Terrigal Dive side of the Haven. The area underneath the moored boats is sand flats and seagrass. The seagrass in the Haven is a much-overlooked habitat with some of the most interesting critters.
PRO DIVE CENTRAL COAST, 2261 KILLARNEY VALE
Foggy Shark Cave (★4.4)

Foggy Shark Cave (★4.4)

The cave is just over the edge at a point where two cliffs come together. This dive site is part of an extensive reef system running north to south with a few great dive sites along it.
Mares
3 mile Bommie (★3.7)

3 mile Bommie (★3.7)

Located three nautical miles offshore from the Entrance township, this sizeable reef of approximately 30 hectares holds a vast array of dive sites from shallow reefs droopier to 20 metres. further sites to deeper water, shallow caves and channels.
Mares
Norah Head (Cabbage Tree Bay) (★3.7)

Norah Head (Cabbage Tree Bay) (★3.7)

Beginner dive site - perfect for open water courses. Boat ramp/shore entry. Wall dive with a sandy bottom. Max 14m (deepest as you head to the point of the wall).