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675 dive sites matching “turtle”Across Australia
EXTYouDive mascot illustration; not a photograph of the sitePinnacle/Bommie

Coral Sea

Anemone City (Flinders Reef)

Five lagoon pinnacles carpeted in purple anemones and clownfish.

Boat (multi-day/liveaboard)Up to 25 m
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Cairns

Angel Bommie (Hastings Reef)

A sandy staghorn bay with sea stars and angelfish, and a bommie with a deep far edge.

Boat (day trip)Up to 18 m
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Yamba & Iluka

Angourie Point / Green Point reef

A rugged basalt reef of trenches, canyons and swim-throughs beneath one of Australia's most famous surf points, diveable only on…

Shore or BoatUp to 14 m
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Cairns

Arlington Reef

A short half-day pontoon trip to a big, sheltered reef with potato cod, Maori wrasse and coral gardens.

Boat (day trip)Up to 15 m
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Townsville & Magnetic Island

Arthur Bay (Magnetic Island)

Pretty bay with coral-covered boulders, small caverns and swim-throughs, and reliable turtles on the northern side.

Shore or BoatUp to 10 m
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Ningaloo – Coral Bay

Ayers Rock (Coral Bay)

A 5 m-tall coral bommie that survived the 2022 coral die-off in Bill's Bay.

Shore or BoatUp to 6 m
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South West Rocks

Bait Reef (Trial Bay)

A small but exceptionally macro-rich reef off Trial Bay Gaol, prized locally for photography, night dives and its density of eels…

Shore or BoatUp to 10 m
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Cairns

Banana Bommie (Michaelmas Reef)

A sheltered coral patch behind Michaelmas Cay with turtles and the chance of manta rays.

Boat (day trip)Up to 15 m
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Capricorn Coast & Keppel Islands

Barren Island

Outer-edge Keppel island with the region's best visibility, terraced ledges to 30 m, tunnels full of big cod, and passing…

Boat (day trip)Up to 30 m
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Pilbara & Dampier

Barrow Island Marine Park (Biggada Reef & Turtle Bay)

A fully no-take marine park with a green turtle breeding aggregation.

Boat (multi-day/liveaboard)Up to 15 m
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Sunshine Coast

Barwon Banks

The Sunshine Coast's deep offshore bank: caves and ledges from 22 m, gorgonians and black coral, pelagic schools and big sharks,…

BoatUp to 50 m
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Pilbara & Dampier

Bessieres Island

Friendly potato cod and turtles on coral ridges.

BoatUp to 19 m
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Ningaloo – Exmouth

Beverly Hills

The bait crack swim-through packed with glassfish.

Boat (day trip)Up to 24 m
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Capricorn Coast & Keppel Islands

Big Peninsula (Great Keppel Island)

Sheltered, shallow and close to the dive base – Great Keppel's go-to site for training, night dives and gentle drifts.

Boat (day trip)Up to 14 m
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Cairns

Big Wall (Norman Reef)

A wall from 4 m to 28 m with finger-like formations carved by wind and waves.

Boat (day trip)Up to 28 m
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Ningaloo – Coral Bay

Bill's Bay Coral Gardens

Coral gardens a few fin kicks from Coral Bay's main beach.

ShoreUp to 5 m
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Coffs Harbour & Solitary Islands

Black Rock (Coffs Harbour)

Gutters and grottos with a good torch-and-search macro dive, used when the islands are unreachable.

BoatUp to 30 m
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South West Rocks

Black Rock (South West Rocks) – Northern Side

A sheltered, all-levels reef between twin rocks with dense plate coral gardens and resident turtles and rays.

BoatUp to 16 m
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South West Rocks

Black Rock (South West Rocks) – Southern Side

A slightly deeper, more open counterpart to Black Rock North with a chance of larger pelagic visitors along the sand-gutter edges.

BoatUp to 20 m
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Lord Howe Island

Blackburn Island

Paddle to the lagoon's grassy island, climb for the view and snorkel around its shores.

Shore or BoatDepth not recorded
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Port Douglas

Blue Buoy (Opal Reef)

Reliable turtle encounters plus pipefish and razorfish; can be linked with Wild West.

Boat (day trip)Depth not recorded
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Cairns

Blue Lagoon (Hastings Reef)

Coral terraces and walls on Hastings' southern side, with elephant-ear corals hiding shrimps.

Boat (day trip)Up to 18 m
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Ribbon Reefs & Lizard Island

Blue Lagoon (Lizard Island)

Calm, shallow lagoon with layered coral, reached by a short walking track.

ShoreUp to 5 m
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Christmas Island

Boat Cave

A sea cave big enough to park the boat in, with a floor carpeted in plate corals and colourful whips on the walls.

BoatUp to 16 m