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160 dive sites matching “grey nurse”Across Australia
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Central Coast

Foggy's Cave

A cave 15 m into a Foggy Reef cliff face, one of the most reliable grey nurse shark sightings on the Central Coast.

BoatUp to 39 m
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Sydney Northern Beaches

Freshwater (Harbord)

Sea dragons, sharks and an outer reef with 3.5 m walls off an ocean rock platform – the Northern Beaches' best and most demanding…

ShoreUp to 18 m
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South West Rocks

Green Island (South West Rocks)

A close inshore island with a declared grey nurse shark critical habitat that rivals Fish Rock for shark numbers, in an easier,…

BoatUp to 18 m
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Sydney South & Botany Bay

Inscription Point (Kurnell)

A one-way flood-tide drift past Sydney's best sponge gardens and up to twenty seadragons, finishing at the Monuments wall.

ShoreUp to 14 m
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Sunshine Coast

Jew Shoal

Noosa's best dive: an 11 m solitary pinnacle and a cave-and-gutter system in sheltered Laguna Bay, with more than 100 nudibranch…

BoatUp to 16 m
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Sydney South & Botany Bay

Jibbon Bombora (Fish Reef)

The reef that shelters Port Hacking: overhangs, a canyon and a huge overhang on the south-east side with giant cuttlefish, big…

BoatUp to 22 m
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Tweed & Byron Bay

Julian Rocks – Cod Hole

Julian Rocks' signature swim-through/cave, packed with wobbegongs year-round and grey nurse sharks resting in the passage through…

BoatUp to 22 m
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Tweed & Byron Bay

Julian Rocks – Hugo's Trench

A pair of sheer-walled parallel trenches offering shelter from swell and some of the best macro life at Julian Rocks.

BoatUp to 18 m
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Tweed & Byron Bay

Julian Rocks – The Nursery

The most colourful, fish-dense and sheltered quarter of Julian Rocks; the classic beginner, training and snorkel site where…

BoatUp to 12 m
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Perth

Key Biscayne Oil Rig Wreck

An upturned oil rig in 26–42 m of often clear blue water, known for grey nurse sharks and large fish.

Boat (day trip)Up to 42 m
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Forster & Seal Rocks

Little Seal Rock

A complex, circumnavigable rock reef under 20 m with reliable grey nurse sharks and a strong resident bull ray population.

BoatUp to 20 m
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Sydney Northern Beaches

Long Reef Wall

The Cathedral – a peaked sandstone tunnel packed with pomfret – and Andy's Cave on a sponge-covered wall 35 minutes from Manly.

BoatUp to 24 m
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Sydney South & Botany Bay

Magic Point

Sydney's only reliable grey nurse shark aggregation – a cave at 15 m where a dozen or more sharks patrol within 25 minutes of a…

BoatUp to 22 m
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Sydney South & Botany Bay

Marley Point (Royal National Park)

Massive boulders with swim-throughs and caves, grey nurse sharks and 20 m+ visibility on a calm westerly day in Royal National…

BoatUp to 22 m
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Merimbula

Merimbula Wharf

Easy shore dive with an exceptional critter list – sea dragons, seahorses, angel sharks and cuttlefish – beside an historic wharf.

ShoreUp to 16 m
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Sunshine Coast

Nurse Rock

A winter grey nurse shark aggregation (July-October) among boulders and swim-throughs in 14-22 m, with better visibility than the…

BoatUp to 22 m
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Gold Coast

Palm Beach Reef

The Gold Coast's largest reef – about ten sites, the area's best visibility and summer leopard sharks.

Boat (day trip)Up to 25 m
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Coffs Harbour & Solitary Islands

Pimpernel Rock

A remote, U-shaped pinnacle with a semi-trailer-sized tunnel through its base, huge jewfish and kingfish schools, and grey nurse…

Boat (multi-day/liveaboard)Up to 40 m
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Jervis Bay

Point Perpendicular Sponge Gardens

Sponge-covered giant boulders from 34 m up to balanced-rock caves and swim-throughs at 5–7 m under the lighthouse cliffs.

BoatUp to 34 m
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Sydney South & Botany Bay

SS Tuggerah wreck

The most intact engine room of any Sydney wreck, buried in schooling fish, at 45 m off Royal National Park.

BoatUp to 49 m
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North Stradbroke Island

Shag Rock

A sheltered rock with a swim-through cave linking both sides – Straddie's go-to dive for beginners, macro and night dives.

Boat (day trip)Up to 20 m
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North Stradbroke Island

Shark Alley (Flat Rock)

Up to fifteen grey nurse sharks circling through two sandy channels in winter – one of the best shark dives in Queensland.

Boat (day trip)Up to 35 m
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Rottnest Island

Shark Cave

Protected grey nurse sharks resting in an arc-shaped cave at 24-26 m off the West End - Rottnest's premier shark dive.

Boat (day trip)Up to 26 m
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Sydney South & Botany Bay

Shark Point (Clovelly)

Boulder field, walls and a 26 m reef edge dense with sponge life, blue devils and seadragons – the best shore dive in the…

Shore or BoatUp to 26 m