探索特威德岬
在澳洲新南威爾斯的北部邊緣,坐落著特威德岬鎮及其姊妹鎮庫蘭加塔。這兩個城鎮相連,在特威德岬河匯入太平洋的地方,形成一個幾乎連成一片的城市。
這裡現有的兩家潛水中心提供各個層級的潛水課程。目前還沒有潛水船宿或潛水度假村。這裡的潛水環境獨具特色,冷暖水域交錯,造就了豐富的海洋生物。一些值得一看的物種包括綠海龜、石斑魚、盲鯊、灰護士鯊和牛鯊。你甚至還有機會看到座頭鯨!
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1. Tweed River
A calm shore dive ideal for beginners. Expect estuarine species like bream, mullet, and crabs. Visibility can be reduced after rain, but it’s a popular training and macro photography site with easy access and minimal current.
2. Manta Bommie (North Stradbroke Island)
A world-renowned cleaning station for manta rays, this advanced dive also features leopard sharks, turtles, and dolphins. Currents can be strong, so it’s best for experienced scuba divers. Seasonal manta sightings peak in summer.
3. Cook Island Marine Reserve
Located 600m offshore, this protected site offers tropical fish, turtles (green and loggerhead), grey nurse sharks, and vibrant nudibranchs. Night dives reveal bioluminescent plankton. Accessible for most levels in calm conditions.
4. Nine-Mile Reef
An advanced offshore site known as a marine highway. Divers encounter leopard and grey reef sharks, rays, turtles, and sometimes whales. Strong currents and deeper depths make it best for experienced scuba divers only.
5. Flinders Reef
Often compared to the Great Barrier Reef for its biodiversity, this vibrant reef is home to hard and soft corals, reef fish, and turtles. Humpback whales can be heard singing during winter. Suitable for intermediate to advanced divers.
在特威德岬潛水的最佳月份
由於氣候溫和,特威德岬一年四季都適合潛水。夏季(11月至隔年3月)水溫較高,水裡水外都比較溫暖,氣溫約攝氏28度,水溫可達攝氏27度。
冬季(5月至9月)平均日間氣溫為攝氏20度,水溫可低至攝氏17度。雖然夏季水溫最適合潛水,但秋季至春季的能見度可能更好。