Meet the site
Land of the Giants is the long-haul, best-conditions-only version of the Fish Rock experience, linking The Pinnacle, the open sand gutter and the Colorado Pass wall into one extended circuit along the island's eastern side. It only runs when the sea is flat and the current has dropped to nothing or the lightest possible push from the north — conditions locals put at well under half the year — because the dive plan requires divers to swim a genuine distance between features rather than being carried by a drift. The reward for waiting for that window is a site with a fair claim to its name: giant Queensland gropers up to two metres are seen with some regularity along the wall, and dive logs recording ten grey nurse sharks in a single outing are not unusual, on top of the resident wobbegongs scattered across the sandy bottom and huge, dense schools of long-finned bannerfish that gather over the structure. The route begins at the shallow crown of The Pinnacle, drops down its southern wall to a sand gutter at around 30 metres, and then follows the Colorado Pass wall south, holding depth in the low 30s and dipping briefly past 35-40 metres where the biggest fish tend to hold. Yellowtail kingfish, bream, black drummer and eastern rock blackfish move through in numbers, and hawksbill, green and loggerhead turtles are all recorded on the same dive — an unusually complete turtle tally for one site. This is a 40-45 minute dive for divers with genuinely excellent air consumption and deep-diving experience; it is not offered as a default option and most visiting divers will never see it run, which is part of what makes it, on the rare days it goes ahead, one of the most talked-about dives anywhere on the Fish Rock complex.
What you might see
Giant Queensland groper, grey nurse sharks, wobbegongs, long-finned bannerfish (large schools), yellowtail kingfish, hawksbill/green/loggerhead turtles, black drummer
Location
A long circuit on the eastern side of Fish Rock running from The Pinnacle through Colorado Pass, only diveable in the calmest, lowest-current conditions.
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
michaelmcfadyenscuba.infofishrock.com.auRecord updated 26 Sept 2026. Source claims are being reviewed.