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ReefCocos (Keeling) Islands
Two Ridges
Two parallel coral ridges shaped like an upturned catamaran hull; a regular spot for manta rays and, historically, the resident…
Artificial ReefMelbourne & Port Phillip Bay
Tyre Reef
Victoria's surviving 1973 tyre reef, now a fish-packed overgrown mound in 10 m off Chelsea; a quick and fishy small-boat dive.
WallSydney South & Botany Bay
Tyre Reef (South Maroubra)
Twin walls at 10–15 m and 20–24 m with swim-throughs, seadragons in the kelp and huge pomfret schools, on an undived cliff line.
Aircraft WreckDarwin Harbour
US Navy Catalina 6 (heritage zone)
The most intact US Navy Catalina in Darwin Harbour - protected in a no-entry heritage zone.
WallNewcastle & Lake Macquarie
Under the Tube (Moon Island)
A steep wall with the spectacular Slot Cave and one of the region's best populations of eastern blue devilfish.
ReefPort Douglas
Undine Reef
Shallow coral gardens and a sand cay you can step onto, 25 minutes off Cape Tribulation.
WreckPort Phillip Heads
VHB 53
The last vessel scuttled in the Ships' Graveyard (1971) – a Dutch hopper barge in 52–57 m with a penetrable stern and its great…
WreckPort Phillip Heads
VHB 54
One of the last two vessels scuttled in the Graveyard (1970) – a simple steel hopper barge with the big cogged door-wheel…
WreckDarwin Harbour
Van Bruggen
A small steel yacht scuttled by fishermen beside the Rick Mills reef - an easy 14 m second dive.
WreckTurquoise Coast
Vergulde Draeck Wreck (Gilt Dragon)
The 1656 VOC shipwreck whose lost survivors prompted the first charts of the Perth coast.
ReefDarwin Offshore & Artificial Reefs
Vernon Islands
Coral reefs rising steeply from fast tidal channels in Clarence Strait, with Spanish mackerel feeding along the edges – the best…
ReefDarwin Offshore & Artificial Reefs
Vernon Islands Blue Holes
Tidal blue holes that become sheltered, fish-filled coral pools at low tide – with a 'horizontal waterfall' as the water drains…
Jetty/PierKangaroo Island
Vivonne Bay Jetty
The most sheltered corner of the south coast – jetty and reef towards Point Ellen in clear Southern Ocean water.
Artificial ReefPerth
Waikiki Beach Artificial Reef Remnants
The last remnants of a playground-style artificial reef, now home to a group of unusually large lionfish.
Shore/Rock PlatformFleurieu Peninsula & Victor Harbor
Waitpinga Beach
A spectacular surf beach in Newland Head Conservation Park – not suitable for swimming or diving.
Jetty/PierYorke Peninsula
Wallaroo Jetty
A well-kept macro secret on one of Australia's longest jetties, with dense nudibranch life and colourful growth on the wharf…
WallCoral Sea
Walmart (Bougainville Reef)
A 700 m wall covered in colourful invertebrates and swarming basslets.
WreckPort Phillip Heads
Wareatea
A 1883 Bass Strait passenger-cargo steamer with twin hatches and central superstructure under heavy sponge growth in 48 m; rarely…
Pinnacle/BommieCoral Sea
Watanabe Bommie (Flinders Reef)
An office-block-sized pinnacle in open water, draped in soft corals and circled by pelagics and sharks.
Cave/CavernTasman Peninsula
Waterfall Cave
A short daylight loop cave under the Waterfall Bay falls where sevengill sharks are sometimes found resting.
WallWilsons Promontory
Waterloo Bay, North Wall
A 2 km granite wall of 10 m boulders, swim-throughs and overhangs from 10 m to 60 m with perch clouds and zoanthid colour; a…
ReefWilsons Promontory
Waterloo Point
A gently sloping, kelp-covered boulder field full of small crevices at the south-eastern end of Waterloo Bay; the eastern Prom's…
Shore/Rock PlatformRibbon Reefs & Lizard Island
Watsons Bay (Lizard Island)
Walk off a national-park beach onto fringing reef and the Clam Gardens; best at high tide.
IslandYorke Peninsula
Wedge Island
Remote island with 150 m cliffs, walls and drifts to 50 m and Shark Cove's undercut ledge and tunnel through North Point.