Gold Coast Offshore
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Ten minutes offshore from the Gold Coast is open water suitable for freediving line training and courses. The bottom depth is approximately 40 meters deep.
Migratory and pelagic species can be encountered in these offshore waters. Most common sightings are of humpback whales during Winter/Spring.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
11 Sightings
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
10 Sightings
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AdobeStock-Magnus
Humpback Whale
4 Sightings
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Alamy-National Geographic Creative
Leatherback Turtle
4 Sightings
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Tobias Friedrich
Bottlenose Dolphin
3 Sightings
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Shutterstock-Andrey Armyagov
Hawksbill Turtle
3 Sightings
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 25
iStock/Juliosanjuan
Eagle Ray
2 Sightings
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
Barracuda
2 Sightings
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iStock/Divepic
Giant Oceanic Manta Ray
1 Sightings
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iStock-crisod
Reef Manta Ray
1 Sightings
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iStock-ShaneGross
Loggerhead Turtle
1 Sightings
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