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Hideaway Bay
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Also known as Dutchmans Cove, this is a beautiful little site has plenty going on. On the left the wall gently sloped but knobbly and slowly get deeper out towards the point. On the right you have a shear wall with depth of 18m with a sand gully.
In winter there is a very good chance of being buzzed by seals as they hang out on the rocks in the next bay. Baorfish, eagle rays, stingrays, eels, nudis, urchins,
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Top Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
Alamy-WaterFrame
22 Sightings
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Wrasse
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Eagle Ray
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iStock-Rainer von Brandis
Snapper
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Scorpionfish
18 Sightings
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Goatfish
15 Sightings
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SSI-Peter-Schinck
Nudibranch
15 Sightings
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Alamy-Andre Seal
Damselfish
14 Sightings
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Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
11 Sightings
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Stingrays
9 Sightings
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