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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
IslandBruny Island & D'Entrecasteaux Channel
The Friars (Bruny Island)
Remote volcanic islets with swim-throughs, seals and clean Southern Ocean water off Bruny's southern tip.
Pinnacle/BommieTasman Peninsula
The Needle (Hippolyte)
Current-swept sponge pinnacle that sank the SS Tasman; one of Tasmania's most dramatic deep dives.
ReefTasmania East Coast
The Rose Garden (Bicheno)
A 100 m-plus strip of boulders covered in every colour of sponge - one of the most photogenic invertebrate gardens in Tasmania.
Pinnacle/BommieTasmania East Coast
The Steps (Bicheno)
A stepped bommie with a chimney, dropping from 6 m to 32 m.
Pinnacle/BommieTasman Peninsula
The Thumbs
Deep wall under striking rock formations with sea whips and sponge gardens from 25 m.
Pinnacle/BommieTasmania East Coast
Trap Reef
Kelp-lined gutters on a pinnacle just outside the harbour, with good schooling fish.
Shore/Rock PlatformFlinders Island & Furneaux Group
Trousers Point (Flinders Island)
A rare limestone reef with swim-throughs beneath the Strzelecki Peaks.
Artificial ReefTasmania East Coast
Troy D
Tasmania's east-coast scuttled wreck: a 1000-tonne coastal trader sunk in 2007, with accessible bridge and engine room.
Pinnacle/BommieTasman Peninsula
Twin Peaks (Sundial Caves)
Twin spires with a 35 m swim-through, a cave maze and deep sponge and gorgonian gardens.
Cave/CavernTasman Peninsula
Waterfall Cave
A short daylight loop cave under the Waterfall Bay falls where sevengill sharks are sometimes found resting.
ReefTasmania North & North-West
Wynyard – Fossil Bluff / Table Cape
A shallow boulder reef under the basalt cliffs of Table Cape.
Pinnacle/BommieTasmania North & North-West
5 Mile Reef (North-West)
Up to 30 m visibility on a deep offshore bommie full of pelagics.
Details need confirmationReefTasman Peninsula
Arthurs Peak Cliffs (Budget Head)
Deep boulder reef under Arthurs Peak with pockets of delicate invertebrates and big morwong.
Details need confirmationWreckTasmania North & North-West
Asterope (Hebe Reef)
Remains of an 1883 Aberdeen-built wooden barque among the gullies of Hebe Reef.
Details need confirmationReefFlinders Island & Furneaux Group
Babel Island Fossil Dive
Hunting for megalodon teeth eroding from limestone ledges.
Details need confirmationReefTasmania North & North-West
Badger Head
The closest crayfish reef to Launceston, with scenic shallows.
Details need confirmationPinnacle/BommieTasmania North & North-West
Barrel Rock (Tamar)
Dense, current-fed sponge growth on a beacon-marked rock in the Tamar channel.
Details need confirmationIslandTasmania North-East
Barrenjoey (Tenth Island)
Tasmania's largest accessible fur seal colony, in shallow water off Lulworth.
Details need confirmationMuck/SandHobart & Derwent
Bellerive Beach
Eastern-shore training beach where spotted handfish have been recorded.
Details need confirmationIslandHobart & Derwent
Betsey Island
Hobart's nearest ocean-influenced island reef, a short run from South Arm and next to the Betsey Island ships' graveyard.
Details need confirmationArtificial ReefHobart & Derwent
Betsey Island Graveyard – ANM Barges & Floating Bridge Sections
Anemone-covered concrete floating-bridge sections and a fleet of old paper barges in Hobart's ships' graveyard.
Details need confirmationReefTasmania East Coast
Bird Rock (Maria Island)
Easy shallow ledges under a cormorant roost.
Details need confirmationReefTasmania East Coast
Black Patch Bay (Schouten Island)
House-sized granite boulders fallen from the cliffs onto the bottom at 20-25 m, in usually excellent visibility.
Details need confirmationReefHuon & Far South
Black Reef (Recherche Bay)
Remote bull kelp and giant kelp reef in the approaches to Recherche Bay.
Details need confirmation