Meet the site
Horn Point is the headland between Sealers Cove and Refuge Cove, named among the Prom's popular dive locations in Parks Victoria's park note and listed by Scuba Doctor at 2–25 m as a safe site suitable for boat diving and shore snorkelling. The dive is a rocky wall descending to a rocky and sandy bottom at 20 m, and the listing's species list marks it out as the eastern Prom's macro and oddity site: large sponges, nudibranchs, sea spiders and basket stars on the wall, morwong, leatherjackets, boxfish, old wives and boarfish over it, and weedy seadragons, southern coralfish and many other novel species occasionally encountered. Basket stars are rare in Victorian recreational depths and sea spiders are easily overlooked, so this is a site to dive slowly with a torch and a macro lens. The granite wall is broken and ledged rather than sheer, with kelp above and a band of sponges, ascidians and bryozoans below, and the weed line along the sand edge is where the seadragons are found. Southern coralfish – a species more typical of NSW – occur here because the eastern Prom is where the East Australian Current's warm-water strays reach Victoria, and the same reason makes Horn Point a place where unusual fish turn up. It is a boat site from Port Welshpool, most often dived between Sealers Cove and Refuge Cove on an eastern Prom trip, and with the Refuge Cove anchorage 1.3 km away it can be dived from a yacht's dinghy. It suits Open Water divers in calm conditions and photographers above all; within the marine national park, no take.
Research this site before booking Stored site notes may be historical. These questions highlight gaps without turning old instructions into a current dive plan.
Horn Point is recorded as Reef in Wilsons Promontory. The listed access is boat. Confirm the actual meeting point, route and permission to visit; a map pin does not establish any of these.
Topics flagged by the stored research
These are questions prompted by the existing notes, not a verified or complete hazard assessment.
- Planned depth
- Confirm the intended route and training requirements; the recorded maximum is not a target.
Historical access notes exist for this record, but have not been independently verified for current use. Request current directions from the operator or site manager rather than following an old entry description.
Questions, answered
Is Horn Point suitable for my certification?
The record lists Advanced Open Water. That does not establish suitability for every route or day. Share your training, recent experience and equipment needs with the operator and ask about the specific proposed dive.
Can I book Horn Point through YouDive?
YouDive is an independent research directory. Contact an operator directly to confirm whether it currently runs the trip, the inclusions and the booking terms.
What you might see
Weedy seadragons, southern coralfish, basket stars, sea spiders, large sponges, nudibranchs, morwong, leatherjackets, boxfish, old wives, boarfish
Location
Headland between Sealers Cove and Refuge Cove on the eastern side of Wilsons Promontory, 1.3 km north-north-east of Refuge Cove's north wall.
Facilities nearby
Departure from Tidal River beach ramp, Port Welshpool or Sandy Point; No air fills at Tidal River or Port Welshpool; the nearest compressor is roughly 100 km away (Melbourne's south-east or Inverloch/Leongatha area by arrangement) – bring all cylinders or a portable compressor
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
scubadoctor.com.auscubadoctor.com.auscubadoctor.com.auRecord updated 27 Sept 2026. Source claims are being reviewed.