Burnett Heads
11 site records refer to this town or area.
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Diving in Bundaberg & Agnes Water
Bundaberg has an unusual collection of accessible wrecks: the Cochrane artificial reef, the Karma, the ex-HMAS Tobruk (scuttled off Bundaberg in 2018 and lying on its side in 28 m) and the Barolin Rocks shore reef with turtles and coral a few metres from the beach. Agnes Water and Town of 1770 are the launch points for Lady Musgrave day trips.
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Your bearings, in a minute
Bundaberg & Agnes Water at a glance
Start with the local site mix, explore the map and find people to ask about your trip.
- Explore
- 20 site records
- Recorded settings
- Wreck · Reef · Shore/Rock Platform
- Map coverage
- 20 locations to explore
- Plan with local help
- Meet the listed operators
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Explore Bundaberg & Agnes Water on the map
Compare where the recorded sites sit, then open a site to read its access and source notes. Locations are for orientation, not marine navigation or entry instructions.
20 matching records · 20 with a map location · 0 without a usable position.
Althea 2 Wreck
Wreck · 33–41 m
Approximate area
Barcoola Wreck
Wreck · 35–44 m
Approximate area
Barjon Wreck
Wreck · Not recorded
Approximate area
Barolin Rocks
Shore/Rock Platform · 1–10 m
Approximate area
Beaufort Bomber A9-322 Wreck
Aircraft Wreck · Not recorded
Approximate area
Burkitt's Reef
Shore/Rock Platform · 2–9 m
Approximate area
Ceratodus II (Cochrane Artificial Reef)
Wreck · 10–20 m
Approximate area
Cetacea Wreck
Wreck · 26–30 m
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Cochrane Artificial Reef
Artificial Reef · 10–20 m
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Evans Patch
Reef · 18–23 m
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Four Mile Reef (Bargara)
Reef · 10–13 m
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Hoffman's Rocks
Shore/Rock Platform · 2–12 m
Approximate area
The local notebook
Where should you start in Bundaberg & Agnes Water?
Use the actual places attached to the local records to narrow your research. These are recorded nearby towns and areas, not verified departure points or accommodation recommendations.
Seventeen Seventy (1770)
4 site records refer to this town or area.
Look for operators around Seventeen Seventy (1770) →Bargara
3 site records refer to this town or area.
Look for operators around Bargara →Agnes Water / Burnett Heads
1 site record refers to this town or area.
Look for operators around Agnes Water / Burnett Heads →Turkey Beach / Seventeen Seventy (1770)
1 site record refers to this town or area.
Look for operators around Turkey Beach / Seventeen Seventy (1770) →Different outings to look into
| Local example | Recorded nearby place | Recorded access | Follow the evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaufort Bomber A9-322 Wreck | Burnett Heads | Boat | Recorded source ↗ |
| Cochrane Artificial Reef | Burnett Heads | Boat | Recorded source ↗ |
| Outer Rock (Bustard Head) | Turkey Beach / Seventeen Seventy (1770) | Boat | Recorded source ↗ |
| Evans Patch | Burnett Heads | Boat | Recorded source ↗ |
How to use this shortlist
Choose the named outing that interests you first. Compare its recorded place and access with your accommodation plans, then obtain the actual meeting address and schedule from the provider. The site links show the underlying depth, location confidence and source notes. Similar town names or map positions do not establish that two outings can be combined in a day.
A closer look at Bundaberg & Agnes Water
Get a feel for the diving
Our Bundaberg & Agnes Water directory currently includes 20 published site records. The largest recorded category is wreck (10 records). Use the mix below to decide what you would like to read about first.
Bundaberg & Agnes Water: what’s in the directory?
A visual guide to recorded site types. Counts show coverage, not popularity or current availability.
Source: published YouDive directory records for Bundaberg & Agnes Water. Bars use the same scale within this graphic; the longest is the largest category, not 100% of the destination.
A few local records to compare
Start with Beaufort Bomber A9-322 Wreck, Cochrane Artificial Reef, Outer Rock (Bustard Head). These are examples from different recorded categories, not a recommended route or a list of the best sites. Open each record for its sources, map and review notes.
| Site | Recorded type | Access | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaufort Bomber A9-322 Wreck Details need confirmation | Aircraft Wreck | Boat | Depth not recorded |
| Cochrane Artificial Reef | Artificial Reef | Boat | 10–20 m |
| Outer Rock (Bustard Head) Details need confirmation | Pinnacle/Bommie | Boat | 20–30 m |
| Evans Patch Details need confirmation | Reef | Boat | 18–23 m |
How the recorded depths compare
A dot shows a recorded maximum. A line joins the recorded minimum and maximum when both are available. These are site descriptions, not target depths or certification limits.
The table above contains the same depth values. Depth alone cannot establish suitability, and records may require correction. Source: the linked site records.
Find your little corner of Queensland
A Queensland dive holiday starts with a more useful question than “Which reef?”: where will your actual day begin? Use the local records below to explore the setting, then connect that idea with a departure and the time you have available.
Choose the outing before the room
A mainland departure, an island stay and a multi-day boat trip have different rhythms. Write down the exact activity you want, who is joining and whether everyone plans to dive. Ask about meeting and return times before building accommodation and transfers around a promotional reef name. On a mixed trip, find out what non-divers can actually book on the same departure.
Give each day a job
Keep arrival, equipment fitting and your main diving outing visible as separate parts of the plan. If you hope to complete training during the trip, put the course schedule alongside the travel schedule. A free morning on a holiday calendar does not establish that a course session or reef departure will fit into it. Leave the unanswered details in your notes until the provider confirms them.
Make room for the unexpected
Compare the value of the whole outing, including guiding, equipment, meals and transfers. Ask what happens if the itinerary changes and which alternatives might be offered. That gives you something practical to compare between quotes. Seasonal research helps you choose dates; the actual departure still depends on current arrangements and the people operating the trip.
Three conversations worth having before you book
Mainland boat day
Which meeting point and return time apply?
Match transport to the actual departure.
Island-based stay
Which transfers and diving are separate bookings?
Keep each booking and payee visible.
Multi-day trip
Which sites are possibilities rather than promises?
Read the itinerary-change terms.
From “that looks lovely” to a plan
Make Bundaberg & Agnes Water your kind of dive trip
Find your starting point, meet the local options and keep your ideas together. You do not need to have the whole trip worked out yet.
Where are you on your diving journey?
I’m just getting started
Find out how a first course works, compare your options and get comfortable asking questions.
I’m ready to explore more
Connect your next outing with useful reading and a conversation about the right training and support.
I’m thinking about teaching
Explore the professional pathway and prepare better questions for a training centre.
These are learning paths to explore, not prerequisites for every local site. Confirm the actual course, instructor and your readiness with the provider.
People to talk to about Bundaberg & Agnes Water
These profiles are based in the region or have a sourced link to one of its sites. Shown alphabetically, not as a quality ranking. Ask about the specific trip or course you want.
Listed in this region
1770 Reef
Seventeen Seventy
An operation running trips from the Town of 1770 to Lady Musgrave Island and the southern Great Barrier Reef.
Meet this operator →Listed in this region
Bundaberg Aqua Scuba
Bundaberg
A Bundaberg-based training and equipment business serving the local diving community and southern reef access.
Meet this operator →Listed in this region
Bundaberg Dive Academy
Bundaberg
Open the profile for contact details and recorded services, then ask about current arrangements.
Meet this operator →Listed in this region
Dive Spear and Sport @ 1770
Agnes Water
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Meet this operator →Let’s put the pieces together
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THE LOCAL PLANNING BRIEF
Understand the options around Bundaberg & Agnes Water
What this regional directory records Counts describe published records, not bookable trips or confirmed open sites.
There are 20 published site records in Bundaberg & Agnes Water. The recorded categories include wreck (10), reef (3), shore/rock platform (3), aircraft wreck (2). These categories reflect the database; they are not a ranking, a conditions report or an assessment of your suitability.
Use the Bundaberg & Agnes Water site cards to compare recorded access and depth, then open the individual pages for the map accuracy and source notes. Sites grouped in a region are not necessarily close enough to combine in one day.
Research operators in Queensland →Ask before booking
- Which port and vessel will run our trip?
- Is the named reef a likely itinerary or a confirmed destination?
- What changes if our island transfer or boat departure moves?
Save the answers with the contact name and date. Separate confirmed arrangements from items still waiting for a reply.
Record your trip questions →Questions, answered
How do I choose a dive in Bundaberg & Agnes Water?
Begin with the individual site and its source notes, then discuss the proposed trip with a local provider. The 20 published records are research options, not a list of trips available today. Match the plan to your training, recent experience and the operator’s current requirements.
When should I visit Bundaberg & Agnes Water for diving?
Choose dates with a provider who runs the activity you want, then discuss seasonal patterns, recent conditions and alternative itineraries. A generic best-month claim cannot establish the conditions at your exact site or guarantee a wildlife encounter.
Can I use these maps to enter or navigate a dive site?
No. Recorded and approximate map positions support orientation only. Confirm the exact access, permissions, meeting point and route with the responsible local provider or manager.
Regional planning context: Tourism and Events Queensland — accessing the Great Barrier Reef ↗. Directory counts come from published YouDive records. Individual site claims remain subject to their source and review notes.
Dive sites in this region
Search within Bundaberg & Agnes Water, or narrow the list to a recorded dive type. Open a site for its map, sources and access notes.
20 matching site records. Listings do not confirm current access or availability.
QLD
Shore/Rock Platform
Shore/Rock PlatformBundaberg & Agnes Water
Barolin Rocks
Queensland's best-known shore dive: a sheltered, shallow soft-coral reef with prolific nudibranchs, turtles and sea snakes,…
QLD
Shore/Rock Platform
Shore/Rock PlatformBundaberg & Agnes Water
Burkitt's Reef
The easy-entry Bargara shore dive: walk off the beach onto a shallow soft-coral reef with wobbegongs, sea snakes and occasional…
QLDWreck
WreckBundaberg & Agnes Water
Barcoola Wreck
A 1994 trawler in 44 m buried in baitfish, with big cod, gropers and bronze whalers – locals rate the fish life above the Yongala.
QLDWreck
WreckBundaberg & Agnes Water
Cetacea Wreck
A tiny 13 m trawler in 30 m carrying at least 40 estuary cod plus gropers, cobia and big rays.
QLDArtificial Reef
Artificial ReefBundaberg & Agnes Water
Cochrane Artificial Reef
Bundaberg's best boat dive: sunken barges, a dredge, light ships and three aircraft (two Mohawks and a King Air) in 15-18 m, home…
QLDShore/Rock Platform
Shore/Rock PlatformBundaberg & Agnes Water
Hoffman's Rocks
'Nudibranch Park' – the Woongarra Coast's richest macro site, with soft-coral bommies, a gentle current that brings in eagle…
QLDWreck
WreckBundaberg & Agnes Water
Karma Wreck
An intact, upright 42 m barge in 27 m with an open hold, crane and two-level bridge, guarded by giant estuary cod and schools of…
QLDWreck
WreckBundaberg & Agnes Water
Nautilus Wreck (Bustard Head)
An 1880 iron hopper barge, intact and penetrable in 27 m, with fish life local divers compare to the Yongala.
QLDWreck
WreckBundaberg & Agnes Water
Althea 2 Wreck
An intact 1991 trawler alone on sand in 41 m, swarming with pelagics – remote and rarely visited.
Details need confirmationQLDWreck
WreckBundaberg & Agnes Water
Barjon Wreck
A small 1986 fishing-boat wreck that concentrates fish on a bare silt bottom.
Details need confirmationQLDAircraft Wreck
Aircraft WreckBundaberg & Agnes Water
Beaufort Bomber A9-322 Wreck
A Second World War RAAF Beaufort crash site lost on Christmas Eve 1943 – scattered remains for aviation-history enthusiasts.
Details need confirmationQLDWreck
WreckBundaberg & Agnes Water
Ceratodus II (Cochrane Artificial Reef)
The biggest and oldest structure on Cochrane Artificial Reef – a 50 m hull covered in growth and wrapped in schooling fish.
Details need confirmationQLDReef
ReefBundaberg & Agnes Water
Evans Patch
A less-visited offshore reef in the low 20s with big schools of pelagic fish.
Details need confirmationQLDReef
ReefBundaberg & Agnes Water
Four Mile Reef (Bargara)
Clearer water than the coast and a chance of manta rays in winter on a low, easy reef 3 nm offshore.
Details need confirmationQLDWreck
WreckBundaberg & Agnes Water
Light Ships (Cochrane Artificial Reef)
Two compact, round-hulled light ships in 18 m – easy to circle and full of fish.
Details need confirmationQLDAircraft Wreck
Aircraft WreckBundaberg & Agnes Water
Mohawk and King Air Aircraft (Cochrane Artificial Reef)
Two ex-military Mohawk aircraft and a King Air on sand at 16-18 m – compact, photogenic plane wrecks just off Bargara.
Details need confirmationQLDPinnacle/Bommie
Pinnacle/BommieBundaberg & Agnes Water
Outer Rock (Bustard Head)
A tide-swept offshore rock off Bustard Head in 20-30 m where bronze whalers and tiger sharks hunt – usually paired with the…
Details need confirmationQLDWreck
WreckBundaberg & Agnes Water
Shannon II Wreck
An 18.6 m fibreglass trawler lost in 2004 near the Barcoola – rarely dived and poorly documented.
Details need confirmationQLDWreck
WreckBundaberg & Agnes Water
The Barge (Cochrane Artificial Reef)
The shallowest wreck on Cochrane Artificial Reef, at about 15 m, covered in sponges and coral – ideal for new divers.
Details need confirmationQLDReef
ReefBundaberg & Agnes Water
Two Mile Rocks (Bargara)
A small, self-contained offshore reef you can circle in one dive, bright with sponges and only 10 minutes from Burnett Heads.
Details need confirmation