Meet the site
Bremner Point is the rocky headland between Alma Bay and Geoffrey Bay, and the North Queensland Underwater Explorers Club rates its fish life higher than that on the Moltke wreck nearby. It is a shore dive from the old vehicle-ferry landing at the end of Armand Way, entering down the disused ramp or from a flat rock that marks an old jetty footing. Along the headland a shallow wall runs at 7–8 m, with detached coral heads standing off it, small caves and overhangs cut into the granite, fan corals and red and white sea-whip corals. A torch is useful for peering into the caves and under ledges. The fish list is long for a shore dive: juvenile red emperor, bicolour angelfish, batfish, beaked butterflyfish, grassy sweetlips, bannerfish, Moses perch, schools of yellowtail fusiliers and diamond-scale mullet. The point also holds the scant remains of the Lallah Rokh, a timber ketch carrying timber that was lost here, presumed run aground, in 1896; remains lie at 5–7 m and can be reached by boat or a subsurface swim from Alma Bay, though little is recognisable. The NQUEC approach is a simple out-and-back along the headland, turning at a set pressure such as 120 bar, and it suggests the 'follow-along' method where a surface watcher tracks the diver's bubbles. The wall is shallow enough for new divers, but the point is exposed to south-easterly chop and tidal flow, so it suits divers with a few shore dives behind them. Like the rest of Arcadia's bays, Bremner Point lies in a green zone. Combined with the Moltke and the Geoffrey Bay trail, it makes a good day of shore diving without moving the car.
What you might see
Juvenile red emperor, bicolour angelfish, batfish, beaked butterflyfish, grassy sweetlips, bannerfish, yellowtail fusiliers, Moses perch, diamond-scale mullet, fan corals, sea whips, nudibranchs
Location
Rocky headland separating Alma Bay from Geoffrey Bay at Arcadia, with a shallow wall, detached coral heads and small caves.
Facilities nearby
Car park at the end of Armand Way; toilets, cafes and Pleasure Divers in Arcadia.
Before you make plans
Conditions, access and operator schedules can change. This is a location guide, not a dive plan. Ask a local operator about current conditions and suitability for your training and experience.
Sources & further reading
nquec.org.aunquec.org.auRecord updated 26 Sept 2026. Source claims are being reviewed.