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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
IslandTasmania East Coast
Diamond Island (Bicheno)
A small island reef off Redbill Beach with large banded morwong and a former kelp forest.
Details need confirmationReefTasman Peninsula
Dolomieu Point
A quiet boulder reef under towering cliffs, with sponge-covered crevices.
Details need confirmationReefHobart & Derwent
Droughty Point
Historic lower-Derwent point near an old whaling station and the 1907 Rotuma wreck site.
Details need confirmationArtificial ReefHobart & Derwent
Droughty Point Floating Bridge Section
A 177 m section of Hobart's old floating bridge in 20-28 m, carpeted in jewel anemones.
Details need confirmationDriftTasman Peninsula
Dunalley (Denison) Canal
South-east Tasmania's only easy drift dive, with seasonal spider crab aggregations.
Details need confirmationWallKent Group
East Cove (Deal Island)
Colourful granite walls a short tender ride from Deal Island's main anchorage.
Details need confirmationReefTasmania North-East
East Sandy Point (Bridport)
A convenient, fishy volcanic reef minutes from the Bridport ramp.
Details need confirmationShore/Rock PlatformTasmania North-East
Eddystone Point
Fringing granite reef below the historic Eddystone Point lighthouse.
Details need confirmationReefTasmania North-East
Eddystone Rock
Wave-swept granite ledges off remote Eddystone Point.
Details need confirmationWreckTasmania North & North-West
Eden Holme (Hebe Reef)
Ribs and plates of a 1907 iron barque, 40 m from the Esk on Hebe Reef.
Details need confirmationFreshwater Lake/RiverTasmania North & North-West
Eugenana (Melrose) Quarry
A flooded limestone quarry that is diveable in any weather - the north-west's training fallback.
Details need confirmationReefHuon & Far South
Evoralls Point (Recherche Bay)
Shallow seaweed gardens beside the relics of the Catamaran coal mines, with possible remains of the whaler Offley.
Details need confirmationWallTasmania North & North-West
Farewell Beacon (Tamar)
A channel-edge drop-off at the Tamar mouth with rich fish life and occasional big stingrays.
Details need confirmationReefHuon & Far South
Fisher Point (Recherche Bay)
Kelp-garden shore dive beside the ruins of an 1830s whaling station at the end of Australia's southernmost road.
Details need confirmationShore/Rock PlatformBruny Island & D'Entrecasteaux Channel
Fishermans Haul (Lucas Point)
A quiet kelp-garden snorkel below the cliffs south of Lucas Point, close to Tinderbox.
Details need confirmationShore/Rock PlatformTasmania East Coast
Flensers Point (Okehampton)
A sheltered bay with cliffs and small caves - but only with landowner permission.
Details need confirmationReefTasmania East Coast
Fossil Bay (Maria Island)
An easy, sheltered limestone reef next to Darlington, with two contrasting ends.
Details need confirmationIslandTasmania North-East
Fosters Island
A shallow weed garden with the remains of two 19th-century wrecks, near the Loch Finlas and General Picton.
Details need confirmationPinnacle/BommieTasman Peninsula
Fosters Rock
The deepest and most dramatic of the Wedge Bay sites – pinnacles and drop-offs off Outer Head.
Details need confirmationShore/Rock PlatformTasman Peninsula
Frying Pan Point (Mason Cove)
Very sheltered shallow kelp snorkel in the historic Port Arthur settlement cove.
Details need confirmationWreckFlinders Island & Furneaux Group
G.W. Wolff (Prime Seal Island)
Remains of a Harland and Wolff-built ship lost in 1912.
Details need confirmationReefTasmania East Coast
Gates Bluff Bay (Schouten Island)
A sheltered, clear-water weed garden - the easy second dive at Schouten Island.
Details need confirmationWreckFlinders Island & Furneaux Group
Gaudelette (Cape Barren Island)
The scattered remains of an 1865 composite barque off Cape Barren Island.
Details need confirmationWreckTasmania North-East
General Picton (Fosters Island)
Swim-throughs among the iron plates of an 1888 four-master against a Bass Strait reef.
Details need confirmation