Victoria
Diving in Geelong & Bellarine
The Bellarine side of Port Phillip has Queenscliff and the Heads charters on its doorstep, plus gentler shore diving at Portarlington, St Leonards and Clifton Springs piers, Point Lonsdale's reefs and the Ozone paddle steamer wreck off Indented Head.
Dive sites in this region
ReefGeelong & Bellarine
Barwon Bluff North
The sheltered river side of the Bluff, leading to a kelp-fringed bay between the reef pincers at Point Flinders with blue groper…
ReefGeelong & Bellarine
Barwon Bluff South
Sandstone pincer reef with kelp forests, small arches and sponge gardens on the ocean face of the Bluff; the best of the Barwon…
Shore/Rock PlatformGeelong & Bellarine
Barwon Heads Bluff
The Bellarine's main ocean shore dive: kelp forests, sandstone arches and sponge gardens around a marine-sanctuary headland at…
Jetty/PierGeelong & Bellarine
Portarlington Pier
Sheltered north-facing Bellarine pier, reachable by ferry from Melbourne, with reliable seahorses and small artificial reefs off…
Jetty/PierGeelong & Bellarine
St Leonards Pier
The Bellarine's best pier: 4-6 m of sheltered, weedy water with seahorses, stargazers and cuttlefish, an 1850s wreck's ribs, and…
Shore/Rock PlatformGeelong & Bellarine
Andersen Reserve, Indented Head
Calm, sheltered seagrass shallows at the Batman landing site with seahorses and nudibranchs; a picnic-reserve dive with…
ReefGeelong & Bellarine
Beach 10B, Queenscliff
Ledges, overhangs and swim-throughs at 8-9 m (Friendly Bommie) reachable from a Queenscliff beach, with Heads-quality growth and…
Shore/Rock PlatformGeelong & Bellarine
Buckleys Cave, Point Lonsdale
Rock-platform entry to the edge of the Rip beneath the Point Lonsdale lighthouse, with Mushroom Rock, the shark gutter and five…
Jetty/PierGeelong & Bellarine
Clifton Springs Piers
Ruins of a Victorian spa resort's piers in shallow, sheltered water full of seahorses and nudibranchs; historic bottles and a…
Jetty/PierGeelong & Bellarine
Clifton Springs Steamship Pier
Heritage-listed remains of an 1890 steamer pier with rails and fittings on a shallow seagrass bottom; seahorses and a quiet night…
Jetty/PierGeelong & Bellarine
Cunningham Pier
Geelong's deepest pier dive under a 1850s wool pier, sheltered from south and west winds; a study in native versus introduced…
Shore/Rock PlatformGeelong & Bellarine
Curlewis
Sheltered north-facing Corio Bay beach with seahorses, pipefish and nudibranchs in seagrass and hydroid beds; a quiet refuge from…
ReefGeelong & Bellarine
Governor Reef
Shallow natural shoal off Indented Head with a southern drop-off and squid on top; a boat snorkel and easy dive when southerlies…
Artificial ReefGeelong & Bellarine
Moolap Reef
A rebuilt native oyster and mussel reef in the middle of Corio Bay; a flat 10 m dive that shows shellfish restoration in progress.
Jetty/PierGeelong & Bellarine
Queenscliff Pier
Queenscliff's training pier with oceanic-flushed visibility and richly grown piles; the sheltered base for a Heads diving weekend.
Jetty/PierGeelong & Bellarine
Rippleside Pier, Geelong
Quiet, sheltered inner-harbour pier in a family park; an easy Geelong training, night or snorkel site when the coast is blown out.
Shore/Rock PlatformGeelong & Bellarine
Shortland Bluff
Tide-sculpted sandstone ledges to 15 m beneath Queenscliff's black lighthouse, with Heads-quality sponge growth from the beach; a…
DriftGeelong & Bellarine
Sponge Garden Drift, Queenscliff
A sheltered ebb-tide drift over massive, brilliantly coloured sponge gardens inside Port Phillip Heads; the gentlest of the Heads…
Artificial ReefGeelong & Bellarine
The Pipelines, Indented Head
Abalone-farm intake pipes 500 m long that have become a sponge-and-kelp reef line with abundant rays; a simple out-and-back night…
Artificial ReefGeelong & Bellarine
Wilson Spit Shellfish Reef
Nine patches of restored native oyster and mussel reef in 9 m off Wilson Spit; a compass-hopping dive through Port Phillip's…
Jetty/PierGeelong & Bellarine
Rippleside Jetty, Geelong
Tiny, sheltered fishing jetty in Rippleside Park; a quick local Geelong dive or snorkel paired with Rippleside Pier.
Details need confirmationShore/Rock PlatformGeelong & Bellarine
Steeles Rocks, Portarlington
Rocks 50 m off the beach with boulder drop-offs and park-at-the-water access; an easy Portarlington snorkel and beginner dive.
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