Meet the site
Mistral Point is the rocky headland between Maroubra Beach and Mahon Pool, and below it lies one of the least-known good reefs on the Eastern Suburbs coast. McFadyen found it in 2001–02 while scootering north from the Mahon Pool shore entry and realised it was a separate site with its own topography. The structure is a set of walls running almost east–west, stacked one above the other as you come in from the sea: sand at 23 m, a first wall rising to 20 m, a second to 17 m, then the main wall with its top at 15 m and base at 17–18 m, and finally a shallower formation at about 10 m connected to the main wall by a gutter system. The western ends of the walls have small overhangs. Growth is the usual Sydney mix of sponges, sea squirts and small gorgonians, healthier than at more heavily dived sites because almost nobody comes here. The sand edge is the highlight for many: nine weedy seadragons were counted on one May dive, and giant cuttlefish, eastern blue devilfish under the ledges and large mosaic leatherjackets are regular. Schools of luderick, bream, one-spot pullers and yellowtail hang over the walls, kingfish pass through and firefish and tropical wrasse appear in late summer. It is not a beginner's site: the exposure means it is only diveable on a handful of flat days each year, the shore approach from Mahon Pool is long and the exit hard, and there is no charter support. For a private boat from Botany Bay on a winter westerly it is a rewarding wall dive that pairs naturally with Mahon Pool or Magic Point to the south.
What you might see
Weedy seadragon (up to nine on a dive), eastern blue devilfish, giant cuttlefish, luderick, bream, one-spot pullers, yellowtail, firefish, kingfish, mosaic leatherjacket, tropical wrasse (summer)
Location
Series of east–west walls off Mistral Point, the headland north of Mahon Pool at North Maroubra; sand at 23 m stepping up through walls at 20, 17 and 15 m to a shallow wall at 10 m.
Facilities nearby
None at the site; Mahon Pool car park and toilets on Marine Parade if approaching from shore.
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
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