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Diving in Western Australia
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WreckRottnest Island
City of York Wreck
Masts, yards, rigging, windlass, anchor, stern and rudder of an 1899 iron barque spread down a shallow reef slope.
DriftRowley Shoals
Clerke Channel Drift
A fast flood-tide drift through bommies into the lagoon.
WallRowley Shoals
Clerke Wall
A vertical atoll wall with pelagics in 30 m+ visibility.
Cave/CavernNullarbor Caves
Cocklebiddy Cave
A straight, gin-clear flooded tunnel over 6 km long – once the world's longest known underwater cave.
ReefRowley Shoals
Cod Hole (Mermaid Reef)
Bumphead parrotfish and sharks over white sand, ending in a fast drift.
ReefNingaloo – Exmouth
Cod Spot
Friendly giant potato cod and a manta cleaning station on the Muirons' signature reef.
WreckPerth
Conference Wreck
A collapsed but recognisable 1855 iron barque hulk on kelp-covered reef, 10 minutes from Mindarie.
WreckPilbara & Dampier
Crown of England
A cyclone-wrecked sailing ship with anchor, masts and bow above water.
ReefRottnest Island
Crystal Palace
Rottnest's signature cavern reef: hundreds of metres of limestone chambers and swim-throughs lit by light shafts and full of…
WreckPerth
D9 Dredge Wreck
An intact, upright 51 m dredge in 12 m in the shelter of Cockburn Sound, with good fish life and a strong reputation as a night…
WreckRottnest Island
Denton Holme Wreck
The standing bow of an 1890 iron barque rising almost to the surface, a spread of cargo and plates, and a shallow cave system on…
WreckPilbara & Dampier
Eddystone
A triple-expansion engine and bent propeller shaft swept by giant trevally.
WreckPerth
Eglinton Wreck
The oldest wreck on the north-metro coast, an 1852 settler ship, with large reef caves beside it.
Jetty/PierEsperance & Recherche Archipelago
Esperance Jetty
Leafy seadragons and a dedicated dive trail at the end of Esperance's new 415 m jetty, a short walk from the dive shop.
WreckTurquoise Coast
Europa Wreck (Three Breaks Reef)
An 1897 iron barque on a reef with a cargo field of bottles, a swim-through and a natural sink to 14 m.
Jetty/PierNingaloo – Exmouth
Exmouth Navy Pier
Consistently rated among the world's top pier dives: a Defence-protected forest of pylons packed with big groper, sharks and…
WreckPerth
Gemini Wreck
An upturned 36 m hopper barge in 30 m of often clear blue water, surrounded by schools of samson fish and kingfish.
Shore/Rock PlatformAlbany & Great Southern
Greens Pool & Elephant Rocks (William Bay)
A turquoise granite-sheltered pool with easy, shallow snorkelling – one of WA's best-known beaches.
WreckAlbany & Great Southern
HMAS Perth Wreck
A 133 m Vietnam-veteran destroyer sitting upright in 35 m with its bridge, gun mount and engine room intact, plus an interpretive…
WreckGeographe Bay & Busselton
HMAS Swan Wreck
A 113 m warship upright in 31 m with the crow's nest at 8 m and cut-outs for safe penetration - Australia's first purpose-sunk…
WreckRottnest Island
HNLMS K XI Submarine Wreck
A 1924 Dutch colonial submarine, lost for almost 80 years and found in 2025, lying in 38 m with torpedo tubes still visible.
WreckGeraldton & Abrolhos Islands
Hadda Wreck (Beacon Island)
Iron knees of an 1877 guano barque amid lush coral gardens in a sanctuary zone near Beacon Island.
Shore/Rock PlatformMargaret River & Augusta
Hamelin Bay Jetty & Stingrays
Large smooth and black stingrays and eagle rays gliding around the old jetty piles in waist-deep water.
WreckPerth
Highland Forest Wreck
The kelp-covered bow of a barque on which Joseph Conrad once served, next to good reef caves and swim-throughs.