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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
WreckBruny Island & D'Entrecasteaux Channel
SS Laura Hulk (Little Peppermint Bay)
Rusting hulk of an old Channel river steamer, bow above water, in Little Peppermint Bay.
Details need confirmationWreckHobart & Derwent
SS Leura (Betsey Island)
The graveyard's oldest steamer (1878), broken up around two boilers, with the best fish life of the site.
Details need confirmationWreckHobart & Derwent
SS Macquarie (Betsey Island)
Intact 1908 Hell's Gates dredge, anemone-covered, the easiest-to-navigate wreck in the Betsey Island graveyard.
Details need confirmationWreckHobart & Derwent
SS Musgrave (Betsey Island)
The graveyard's deepest wreck – an anemone-encrusted 1883 stern with its steering quadrant at 34 m.
Details need confirmationWreckHobart & Derwent
SS Swiftness (Betsey Island)
Broken 1920 vessel with an unusual ex-mine steam engine, 100 m from the Macquarie.
Details need confirmationWreckHobart & Derwent
SS William Cowper (Betsey Island)
A long, flattened 1924 hull laid out west-east beside Little Betsey Island.
Details need confirmationShore/Rock PlatformTasman Peninsula
Safety Cove
Easy shallow reef snorkel with seahorses beside the car park at Safety Cove.
Details need confirmationReefTasman Peninsula
Salters Point (Cape Raoul)
Boulder ridges and kelp under the famous columnar cliffs of Cape Raoul.
Details need confirmationReefKing Island
Sand Blow Gully (Grassy)
A sand spit edged with zoanthid-covered reef and plentiful crayfish.
Details need confirmationReefTasmania East Coast
Sandstone Bluff (Schouten Island)
Sandstone ledges and a large swim-through at 10 m in the shelter of Schouten Island's cliffs.
Details need confirmationShore/Rock PlatformTasmania East Coast
Sleepy Bay (Freycinet)
A quiet granite cove on Freycinet's ocean side with a cavern-undercut bommie, reached by a short steep track.
Details need confirmationReefTasmania North-East
Sloop Rock (Bay of Fires)
A shallow reef beneath the photogenic granite spire of Sloop Rock in the Bay of Fires.
Details need confirmationIslandKing Island
South Brig Rock (Grassy)
Sunken outcrops, swim-throughs and big crayfish off Grassy, diveable in westerlies.
Details need confirmationShore/Rock PlatformHuon & Far South
Southport Convict Cemetery
Far-south shore dive beside a convict-era cemetery with a rich seaweed garden.
Details need confirmationShore/Rock PlatformHobart & Derwent
Spectacle Head
Low-key mudstone reef on Frederick Henry Bay's northern shore for local shore divers.
Details need confirmationShore/Rock PlatformTasmania East Coast
Spikey Beach (Swansea)
An easy headland dive between two beaches next to the historic Spiky Bridge.
Details need confirmationShore/Rock PlatformTasmania East Coast
Spring Beach (Orford)
An hour from Hobart, an easy headland dive with stingarees on the sand edge and Maria Island views.
Details need confirmationIslandTasmania North-East
St Helens Island
Abrupt granite drop-offs to 20 m and colourful sponges in clean ocean water off St Helens Point.
Details need confirmationShore/Rock PlatformFlinders Island & Furneaux Group
Stanley Point (Flinders Island)
Flinders Island's best shore dive - current-fed walls of sponges and unusual small fish.
Details need confirmationIslandHuon & Far South
Sterile Island (Wallace wreck)
Barren reef rock with the cannon and ironwork of the 1835 ship Wallace.
Details need confirmationReefTasmania North-East
Stumpys Ballroom (Stumpys Bay)
A swim-through 'ballroom' in sheltered granite reefs off a Mount William National Park beach.
Details need confirmationIslandTasmania East Coast
Taillefer Rocks
Stark granite steps with seals and strong clean water in the Schouten Island group.
Details need confirmationShore/Rock PlatformTasman Peninsula
Tasman Arch & Blowhole Reef
Shore diving on the underwater continuation of the Blowhole–Tasman Arch–Devils Kitchen coastline.
Details need confirmationPinnacle/BommieTasmania East Coast
The Boot (Freycinet)
A remote granite spire on Freycinet's northern coast with schooling salmon and mackerel.
Details need confirmation