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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
Shore/Rock PlatformTasmania North & North-West
George Town Sponge Gardens
Spectacular current-fed sponge gardens reachable from the shore at George Town.
Details need confirmationReefTasmania East Coast
Gleaner Reef (Schouten Island)
A shallow weed reef under the granite mountains of Schouten Island, named after a wrecked fishing boat.
Details need confirmationShore/Rock PlatformHobart & Derwent
Glenvar Beach (Opossum Bay)
Secluded beginner beach where large smooth stingrays glide over the sand.
Details need confirmationIslandFlinders Island & Furneaux Group
Goose Island (Furneaux)
Three contrasting sides around a lighthouse island, plus the remains of the Merilyn.
Details need confirmationShore/Rock PlatformTasmania East Coast
Governor Island Wave Deflection Wall
The easiest snorkel in Bicheno, right beside the car park and next to the marine reserve.
Details need confirmationShore/Rock PlatformTasmania North-East
Grants Point Cove (Humbug Point)
An easy cove with picnic facilities near Binalong Bay.
Details need confirmationIslandBruny Island & D'Entrecasteaux Channel
Green Island (D'Entrecasteaux Channel)
Quiet shell-grit and outcrop dive around a pretty bird island in the middle of the channel.
Details need confirmationShore/Rock PlatformTasmania North & North-West
Grey Crags (Western Bay)
A maze of quartz ridges and gutters at 15 m reachable from shore, with schools of barber perch.
Details need confirmationDriftTasmania West Coast
Hells Gates (Macquarie Harbour)
The infamous entrance to Macquarie Harbour, with two shallow historic wrecks on its spits.
Details need confirmationReefTasmania East Coast
Hepburn Point (Coles Bay)
An easy, sheltered boulder reef right beside Coles Bay township.
Details need confirmationJetty/PierHobart & Derwent
Hobart Wharves
Artefact-strewn mud under Hobart's historic wharves – a rarely permitted heritage dive.
Details need confirmationIslandTasmania East Coast
Isle du Nord (Maria Island)
An easy island dive by Darlington, inside the no-take reserve.
Details need confirmationWreckHuon & Far South
Katherine Sharer Wreck
Scattered remains of Tasmania's first major locally built trader, blown up in 1855 – also the site of the state's first sport…
Details need confirmationReefHuon & Far South
Kellys Rocks (Recherche Bay)
Large, weedy headland reef in Recherche Bay with remains of the 1846 whaler Maria Orr.
Details need confirmationShore/Rock PlatformTasmania West Coast
Koonya Inlet (Temma)
A sheltered wilderness inlet on the wild west coast, reached only by 4WD.
Details need confirmationShore/Rock PlatformHuon & Far South
Lady Bay (Southport)
Sheltered kelp-bed shore dive near Southport – the calm-day fallback for the far south.
Details need confirmationFreshwater Lake/RiverTasmania Freshwater & Caves
Lake St Clair (Cynthia Bay)
Clear freshwater diving at Australia's deepest lake, with freshwater crayfish in the shallows.
Details need confirmationIslandTasmania East Coast
Lemon Rock (Wineglass Bay)
A remote granite islet at the mouth of Wineglass Bay with a sheer drop to 40 m and clouds of butterfly perch.
Details need confirmationWreckFlinders Island & Furneaux Group
Litherland (Clarke Island)
Trypots of a whaling ship lost at Clarke Island in 1853.
Details need confirmationWreckTasmania North-East
Loch Finlas (Fosters Island Reef)
Rated 9/10: a relatively intact 1885 iron ship with a canted bow and counter stern at 19-24 m.
Details need confirmationReefHuon & Far South
Lomas Point Reef
Boulder reef strewn with debris from the 1855 Katherine Sharer explosion.
Details need confirmationReefTasman Peninsula
Lookout Bluff – The Split
A shallow crevice-and-cave reef at the north end of Waterfall Bay, ideal for long, easy dives.
Details need confirmationShore/Rock PlatformTasmania North & North-West
Low Head Shore
An easy terrace reef below Australia's oldest pilot station, usable as a gentle tidal drift.
Details need confirmationShore/Rock PlatformTasmania East Coast
Luther Point (Orford)
A shallow fringing reef that stays diveable in easterly weather.
Details need confirmation