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WreckNewcastle & Lake Macquarie
SS Osprey wreck
An intact 1885 steamer sitting upright in 42 m, where Port Jackson sharks gather to breed each winter.
WreckYorke Peninsula
SS Pareora Wreck
Boiler, engine, anchor and windlass of a 1919 zinc-laden steamer that took 11 lives, lying in a reef gully on remote Althorpe…
WreckNewcastle & Lake Macquarie
SS Shamrock wreck (Catherine Hill Bay)
A shallow collier wreck off Catherine Hill Bay beach whose exposure changes with every big sea.
WreckTasmania North & North-West
SS Southern Cross (Boat Rock)
Stern and propeller of an 1863 Clyde-built steamer lost in bushfire smoke in 1889.
WreckTasman Peninsula
SS Tasman
Rarely seen 1883 steamer at 70 m beneath the Hippolyte Needle – a serious technical expedition target.
WreckSydney South & Botany Bay
SS Tekapo wreck (South Maroubra)
Shallow scattered remains of an 89 m passenger steamer lost in fog in 1899; its huge anchor is a monument at North Maroubra.
WreckNewcastle & Lake Macquarie
SV Berbice wreck (Stockton Beach)
An 1888 British sailing ship, whose crew were saved by breeches buoy, uncovered by the sand in 2018 in 5 m off Stockton Beach.
WreckNewcastle & Lake Macquarie
SV Durisdeer wreck (Stockton Beach)
An 1864 iron barquentine lying on its side in 5 m off Stockton Beach, with its iron masts pointing out to sea.
ReefWhitsundays & Bowen
Saba Bay (Hook Island)
Coral-studded northern end with bommies, swim-throughs and shallow canyons – a northerly-weather favourite.
Shore/Rock PlatformRottnest Island
Salmon Bay
A broad south-coast bay with shallow coral ledges and schools of bream, excellent in easterly winds.
WreckRottnest Island
Salmon Bay Unidentified Wreck
A lone boiler, shaft and propeller of unknown origin in clear 26 m water off Salmon Bay.
Shore/Rock PlatformAlbany & Great Southern
Salmon Holes (Torndirrup)
Dramatic granite and turquoise water in Torndirrup National Park – a flat-day snorkel only.
DriftPhillip Island & Western Port
San Remo Bridge Drift
A tidal reef under the Phillip Island bridge with invertebrate cover to rival an offshore pinnacle; ten minutes of slack water in…
Jetty/PierPhillip Island & Western Port
San Remo Jetty
The best pylon growth in Western Port's eastern arm, produced by 5–6 knot tidal streams, and a short, sheltered beach entry –…
ReefPort Douglas
Sandbox (Opal Reef)
Shallow staghorn gardens and sand patches with a resident barracuda school – a relaxed final dive.
Pinnacle/BommieAlbany & Great Southern
Sandra's (Dillon Bay, Bremer Bay)
A plate-coral bommie from 18 to 8 m with a field of gorgonian fans, 400 m off Little Boat Harbour.
ReefCairns
Sandra's (Norman Reef)
A shallow shelf of white sand and coral bommies above a deep wall, with humphead parrotfish and a friendly Maori wrasse.
ReefCairns
Sandra's (Saxon Reef)
A sandy bay of coral islands with many anemonefish species and resting whitetip sharks – excellent for snorkellers.
Pinnacle/BommieCairns
Sandra's Peaks (Saxon Reef)
Twin coral peaks and a fish-filled valley a short swim offshore from Sandra's shallow bay.
Shore/Rock PlatformMelbourne & Port Phillip Bay
Sandringham Pier Breakwater
Breakwater built partly from old ship hulks, with the J7 submarine wreck 150 m away; sheltered, fishy and good at night.
Muck/SandHobart & Derwent
Sandy Bay & Battery Point (Handfish)
A guided search for the critically endangered spotted handfish, a walking fish found almost nowhere else, in Hobart's own…
ReefSurf Coast & Great Ocean Road
Sandy Gully Beach, Aireys Inlet
Quiet beach between red sandstone headlands giving access to the southern end of Eagle Nest Reef; a longer, less-visited…
WreckEast Arnhem Land & Gove
Sanyo Maru
A 1937 Japanese pearling mother-ship in 26 m off Arnhem Land – archaeologically significant and inside a closed 200 ha protected…
ReefCoral Sea
Saumarez Reef
A remote crescent reef with vast coral meadows, turtles and a Second World War Liberty ship wreck.