Darwin
57 site records refer to this town or area.
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82 matching records · 82 with a map location · 0 without a usable position.
Artificial Reef · 11–16 m
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Jetty/Pier · Not recorded
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Wreck · 18–28 m
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Wreck · 18–28 m
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Wreck · 18–28 m
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Aircraft Wreck · Up to 18 m
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Wreck · Up to 16 m
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Reef · Up to 32 m
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Wreck · Up to 15 m
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Reef · 7–25 m
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Wreck · Up to 22 m
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Artificial Reef · 10–15 m
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The local notebook
Use the actual places attached to the local records to narrow your research. These are recorded nearby towns and areas, not verified departure points or accommodation recommendations.
57 site records refer to this town or area.
Look for operators around Darwin →10 site records refer to this town or area.
Look for operators around Nhulunbuy →3 site records refer to this town or area.
Look for operators around Alyangula →3 site records refer to this town or area.
Look for operators around Darwin (Leaders Creek / Gunn Point) →3 site records refer to this town or area.
Look for operators around Dundee Beach →2 site records refer to this town or area.
Look for operators around Wurrumiyanga (Bathurst Island) / Darwin →| Local example | Recorded nearby place | Recorded access | Follow the evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaufort A9-497 | Darwin | Boat (day trip) | Recorded source ↗ |
| Adelaide River Mouth Engineered Reef | Darwin (Leaders Creek / Gunn Point) | Boat (day trip) | Recorded source ↗ |
| Bremer Island | Nhulunbuy | Boat (day trip) | Recorded source ↗ |
| Alyangula Wharf | Alyangula | Shore or Boat | Recorded source ↗ |
Choose the named outing that interests you first. Compare its recorded place and access with your accommodation plans, then obtain the actual meeting address and schedule from the provider. The site links show the underlying depth, location confidence and source notes. Similar town names or map positions do not establish that two outings can be combined in a day.
A closer look at Northern Territory
Our Northern Territory directory currently includes 82 published site records. The largest recorded category is wreck (35 records). Use the mix below to decide what you would like to read about first.

A visual guide to recorded site types. Counts show coverage, not popularity or current availability.
Source: published YouDive directory records for Northern Territory. Bars use the same scale within this graphic; the longest is the largest category, not 100% of the destination.
Start with Beaufort A9-497, Adelaide River Mouth Engineered Reef, Bremer Island. These are examples from different recorded categories, not a recommended route or a list of the best sites. Open each record for its sources, map and review notes.
| Site | Recorded type | Access | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaufort A9-497 | Aircraft Wreck | Boat (day trip) | Maximum recorded: 18 m |
| Adelaide River Mouth Engineered Reef Details need confirmation | Artificial Reef | Boat (day trip) | 11–16 m |
| Bremer Island | Island | Boat (day trip) | 5–40 m |
| Alyangula Wharf Details need confirmation | Jetty/Pier | Shore or Boat | Depth not recorded |
A dot shows a recorded maximum. A line joins the recorded minimum and maximum when both are available. These are site descriptions, not target depths or certification limits.
The table above contains the same depth values. Depth alone cannot establish suitability, and records may require correction. Source: the linked site records.
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From “that looks lovely” to a plan
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Darwin
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Darwin
The main verified dive operation in the Northern Territory, offering recreational training through professional level alongside technical diving and a large specialty range.
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Nhulunbuy
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Darwin
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THE LOCAL PLANNING BRIEF
Northern Territory records require particular care in how they are used. The NT Government warns that crocodiles occur in coastal, harbour and river environments. A site appearing in this directory is not a recommendation to enter the water. Research the exact activity with a qualified local provider and follow current official access and crocodile-safety guidance.
There are 82 published site records across Northern Territory. The recorded categories include wreck (35), reef (12), artificial reef (11), aircraft wreck (8). These categories reflect the database; they are not a ranking, a conditions report or an assessment of your suitability.
Start with one of the regional pages below. State-wide totals are useful for browsing, but the actual choice should be made at the level of an operator, a site and a proposed itinerary.
Research operators in Northern Territory →Save the answers with the contact name and date. Separate confirmed arrangements from items still waiting for a reply.
Record your trip questions →Historical, harbour and offshore listings provide research context. Confirm whether a visitor trip is actually offered and appropriate; do not turn a recorded location into a self-directed shore plan.
Resolve permissions, transport and the provider’s operating arrangements before building an itinerary. A place name alone does not establish public access.
Use the NT Government’s current advice and local operational decisions. The absence of a warning in a directory record is not evidence that a hazard is absent.
Begin with the individual site and its source notes, then discuss the proposed trip with a local provider. The 82 published records are research options, not a list of trips available today. Match the plan to your training, recent experience and the operator’s current requirements.
Choose dates with a provider who runs the activity you want, then discuss seasonal patterns, recent conditions and alternative itineraries. A generic best-month claim cannot establish the conditions at your exact site or guarantee a wildlife encounter.
No. Recorded and approximate map positions support orientation only. Confirm the exact access, permissions, meeting point and route with the responsible local provider or manager.
Regional planning context: NT Government — Be Crocwise ↗. Directory counts come from published YouDive records. Individual site claims remain subject to their source and review notes.
Search within Northern Territory, or narrow the list to a recorded dive type. Open a site for its map, sources and access notes.
82 matching site records. Listings do not confirm current access or availability.
WreckDarwin Harbour
The upturned ferry that disappeared with her skipper during Cyclone Tracy and was found only in 2004.
WreckDarwin Harbour
The club's own upturned barge reef, surrounded by a yacht, work boat and concrete structures, with tame fish.
ReefDarwin Harbour
A wide field of shallow coral bommies with clownfish and long, easy bottom times.
ReefDarwin Harbour
A convenient shallow macro site off East Point Reserve, full of sponges, sea whips and small fish.
WreckTiwi Islands
A 1942 blockade-runner sunk in the first Darwin raid, found in 2008 – intact stern on its side in 16 m and a shattered…
Jetty/PierEast Arnhem Land & Gove
Pylons crowded with nudibranchs, flatworms, decorator crabs and feather stars, with big schools of fish under the wharf – Gove's…
WreckDarwin Offshore & Artificial Reefs
Australia's first protected war grave – a WWII Japanese minelaying submarine in 45 m, closed to divers; viewable through a 2022…
WreckDarwin Harbour
An intact, upright steel fishing boat in 14 m with a resident grouper around 1.8 m long.
WreckDarwin Harbour
A relaxed 12 m dive on the remains of an 1881 iron sailing ship turned naval coal hulk, sunk after the 1942 raid.
WreckDarwin Harbour
A Cyclone Tracy ferry lost with three crew, now almost buried in sand but still a magnet for big fish.
WreckDarwin Offshore & Artificial Reefs
A 25 m ex-pearling vessel prepared by DSAC volunteers and scuttled in 2013 at the northern end of the Fenton wreck cluster.
WreckDarwin Harbour
Fragments of the munitions ship whose explosion at Stokes Hill Wharf killed 45 people on 19 February 1942.
WreckDarwin Harbour
Upright, intact Cyclone Tracy trawler in 12 m with some of the harbour's best fish life - Darwin's best beginner wreck.
Artificial ReefDarwin Offshore & Artificial Reefs
About 200 tonnes of large concrete pipes forming tunnels and overhangs that shelter big cod and jewfish.
Artificial ReefDarwin Offshore & Artificial Reefs
Plant equipment, 1,500 tonnes of concrete culverts and five shipping containers in 15 m, with the Van Bruggen yacht wreck nearby.
WreckEast Arnhem Land & Gove
A 1937 Japanese pearling mother-ship in 26 m off Arnhem Land – archaeologically significant and inside a closed 200 ha protected…
WreckDarwin Harbour
An upright 40 m steel refugee boat with open holds, good coral and strong fish life, beside two other wrecks.
Artificial ReefDarwin Harbour
A shallow fish-attracting reef under Darwin's busiest fishing platform, next to the remnants of the 1942 Neptuna.
Pinnacle/BommieDarwin Harbour
A ridge rising from 15 m to 5 m, with big fish at the base and clouds of small fish on the top.
Artificial ReefDarwin Offshore & Artificial Reefs
Twenty mining road-train side tippers and two steel vessels in 15 m – with the Kay Lee wreck and its giant groper close by.
Aircraft WreckDarwin Harbour
The most intact US Navy Catalina in Darwin Harbour - protected in a no-entry heritage zone.
WreckDarwin Harbour
A small steel yacht scuttled by fishermen beside the Rick Mills reef - an easy 14 m second dive.
ReefDarwin Offshore & Artificial Reefs
Coral reefs rising steeply from fast tidal channels in Clarence Strait, with Spanish mackerel feeding along the edges – the best…
ReefDarwin Offshore & Artificial Reefs
Tidal blue holes that become sheltered, fish-filled coral pools at low tide – with a 'horizontal waterfall' as the water drains…