Cray Spot is an excellent open water diving location as it starts at around 12Metres and drops off to around 20M. It is near Boarfish Reef and has some unique and very pretty reef formations where you can find cuttlefish, crayfish and it is thus a fantastic photographic scene. As Read more [...]
All Reef Dives
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South Channel Fort
Certification: OWDepth: 12MThis man made island was constructed in the 1890’s to protect the gold of Melbourne against the perceived threat from the Russians. It is now a marine park and bird and wildlife sanctuary. There is much fish life to be enjoyed. Suits snorkelers and open water divers. There are tunnels Read more [...]
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The Plateau
Certification: ADVDepth: 20MA pinnacle in the middle of Port Phillip Heads (The Rip) is dived only on slack water and allows divers to see all the wonders of this region in one dive. The top is around 20M and it descends beyond 100M. Even the occasional seal will participate down under with Read more [...]
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The Links
Certification: ADVDepth: 21MA chain from a Japanese freighter (Ningan Maru) was lost in Port Phillip and some of it resides at this appropriately named location. It suits advanced divers and a swim along the wall in either direction provides a fantastic dive. If you choose the go in n easterly direction you Read more [...]
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Toms’ Cave
Certification: ADVDepth: 21MCute little cave with an entrance around 22M and the exit at 30M. It is easy swim through for advanced divers. The entrance usually supports many fish and the deeper exit is the start of the wall so you can explore as much as you like. If you swim in Read more [...]
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Boarfish Reef
Certification: OWDepth: 21MThis area suit open water divers and allows divers to checkout all the sponges and corals with ample bottom time as the maximum depth is around 21M with average around 13M. Of course you can see Boarfish there, hence the name.
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Cathedral reef
Certification: ADVDepth: 25MThe start of this dive has an arch covered in yellow zoanthids which spans around 8M. It starts around 25M and below drops to 60M. There is also a swim through that is single file only and exits back on top of the reef.
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North Corner
Certification: ADVDepth: 50MAlways lot of Old Wives hanging around this spot on the wall.
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New Wall
Certification: ADVDepth: 60MStarting at around 15M you descend down the wall to whatever depth you wish, 30M, 40M 50M or further. This is an excellent location with a 30M swim through at 28M which is covered in yellow zoanthids.
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Hanging Gardens
Certification: ADVDepth: 60MOn the northern wall of the rip just outside the heads. This area has ledges starting around 20M and there is another every 10M. It is adeptly named as the reefs are covered in kelp that hangs over them. This is a popular spot for people to look for crayfish Read more [...]
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Rip Bank
Certification: ADVDepth: 70MLocated on the southern side of the rip (channel), Rip Bank starts at around 16M and bottoms out at around 70M. It is known a great spot to find crayfish. As it is also a wall dive navigating your way along and vertically is quite easy as you always have Read more [...]
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Lonsdale Wall
Certification: OWDepth: 80MLonsdale Wall is one of Australia’s little know but premier dive locations. Starting at 12M with ledges around every 10M you can dive to whatever depths you wish and find all sorts of topography and sea life. It is dived every weekend by local and visiting divers alike.
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Rosebud Reef
Certification: OWDepth: 8MWhile it is seldom dived and little known by divers, this little gem has soft sponge in every colour you can think of. It is a haven for small fish that can amuse themselves in the kelp that rises around .7M from the sandy floor. As it is around 9 Read more [...]