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Diving in Tasmania
Explore 238 listed dive sites and find the local knowledge to help plan your visit.
THE LOCAL PLANNING BRIEF
Give the local base and equipment plan equal attention
Tasmania’s directory separates the Tasman Peninsula, east coast, Hobart and other coastal or island regions. Choose a practical base before trying to connect many sites in a short visit. Ask a local provider about the exact experience, exposure protection and equipment support you will need rather than transferring assumptions from a tropical holiday.
Choose the setting, then the trip Counts describe published records, not bookable trips or confirmed open sites.
There are 238 published site records across Tasmania. The recorded categories include reef (64), shore/rock platform (48), wreck (38), island (27). 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 Tasmania →Ask before booking
- Which equipment sizes and models can be reserved?
- What local conditions should we discuss before choosing a trip?
- How much flexibility is needed around regional transport?
Save the answers with the contact name and date. Separate confirmed arrangements from items still waiting for a reply.
Record your trip questions →Hobart and the south-east
Compare departure points and the time needed to reach them from your accommodation. Ask which trips match your training and recent experience.
East coast and regional bases
Check the availability of hire equipment and local services for your dates. A site record is not a promise of a daily guided departure.
Islands and specialist records
Transport and access questions come first. Keep freshwater and cave-related listings separate from ordinary coastal dive planning.
Questions, answered
How do I choose a dive in Tasmania?
Begin with the individual site and its source notes, then discuss the proposed trip with a local provider. The 238 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.
When should I visit Tasmania for diving?
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.
Can I use these maps to enter or navigate a dive site?
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: Tourism Tasmania — official travel planning ↗. Directory counts come from published YouDive records. Individual site claims remain subject to their source and review notes.
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Dive sites to explore
IslandHuon & Far South
Actaeon Island
Remote island with a thick kelp forest at the southern entrance to the Channel, near the 1822 Actaeon wreck site.
ReefBruny Island & D'Entrecasteaux Channel
Adventure Bay (Bruny Island)
Historic bay (Cook, Bligh) with sheltered shore dives and boat access to Fluted Cape, Penguin Island and Cape Connella.
Shore/Rock PlatformTasmania North-East
Binalong Bay / Skeleton Bay
A skull-shaped granite rock with swim-throughs and big banded morwong in a sheltered Bay of Fires cove.
ReefTasmania East Coast
Bird Rock (Bicheno)
Three named features - The Elbow, T Cave and the anemone-lined Ballroom - and some of the best nudibranch hunting at Bicheno.
WreckKing Island
Blencathra (Currie)
The debris field of a whisky-laden 1875 barque right beside Currie Harbour.
Shore/Rock PlatformTasmania North & North-West
Boat Harbour Point
Easy, varied shore dives either side of the point at one of Tasmania's prettiest beaches.
WreckKing Island
Brahmin (King Island)
An archaeologically rich 1854 wreck with anchors, windlass and scattered china and clay pipes.
Shore/Rock PlatformTasmania North & North-West
Burnie Breakwater / Blackmans Point
An urban shore dive under the Burnie wharf, with change rooms at the beach.
WreckKing Island
Cataraqui
The site of Australia's worst civil maritime disaster (1845), with anchor and capstan on an exposed reef.
Jetty/PierTasmania East Coast
Darlington Jetty (Maria Island)
The easiest snorkel on Maria Island, straight off the ferry, with cuttlefish and squid at dusk.
Shore/Rock PlatformTasmania North & North-West
Devonport Breakwater
A shallow breakwater snorkel with a kelp forest and remains of two 1880s wrecks.
Shore/Rock PlatformTasmania North & North-West
Don Heads
An easy long shore dive along volcanic reefs beside the historic Don River port.
Jetty/PierTasman Peninsula
Eaglehawk Neck Jetty (Pirates Bay)
Easy shore and night dive at the departure jetty with a good chance of weedy seadragons.
Shore/Rock PlatformTasmania North-East
Eddystone Boat Ramp
A sheltered, very shallow kelp cove - the easy option at remote Eddystone Point.
WallTasmania East Coast
Fossil Cliffs (Maria Island)
A 20 m-long swim-through in a fossil-rich limestone terrace below Maria Island's famous Fossil Cliffs.
ReefTasmania North & North-West
Fourth Sister (Ulverstone)
A 300 m reef ending in a pinnacle, with schooling fish fed by the current.
Shore/Rock PlatformTasmania North & North-West
Glory Hole (Sisters Cave)
Quartzite caves, a boulder maze and a bullseye-filled sea cave - Sisters Beach's shore dive.
ReefTasmania North & North-West
Horseshoe Reef (Devonport)
The pick of the Devonport dives - a large islet-studded reef with invertebrates at 15-18 m.
IslandTasmania East Coast
Ile des Phoques
Rated among Tasmania's best dives: a colony of hundreds of playful fur seals and a well-lit cave through the island.
IslandHobart & Derwent
Iron Pot Reef
Reef, swim-through and small caves beneath Australia's oldest operating lighthouse, 15 minutes from South Arm.
Muck/SandHobart & Derwent
Kingston Beach (Handfish site)
Easy suburban shore and night dive on the edge of the spotted handfish's Derwent range, with seahorses and sand critters.
Cave/CavernTasmania Freshwater & Caves
Kubla Khan Cave Sump (Mole Creek)
Site of Tasmania's first cave dive (1959) - a 1.1 km zero-visibility sump, for expedition cave divers only.
WallTasman Peninsula
Little Waterfall Bay
Quieter sister to Waterfall Bay with sponge-covered walls and a good chance of weedy seadragons in the kelp.
WreckKing Island
Loch Leven
Extensive flattened ironwork of an 1871 wool clipper, reachable from shore near Cape Wickham.