Tasmania
Diving in Tasmania North & North-West
Bass Strait's Tasmanian shore from Devonport to Stanley and Rocky Cape is clear, cold and almost undived: sponge gardens, kelp and rock lobster around Wynyard, Boat Harbour and Sisters Beach, the Table Cape wall, and the Rocky Cape National Park reefs. Visibility of 20 m is common in settled weather.
THE LOCAL PLANNING BRIEF
Understand the options around Tasmania North & North-West
What this regional directory records Counts describe published records, not bookable trips or confirmed open sites.
There are 36 published site records in Tasmania North & North-West. The recorded categories include shore/rock platform (12), reef (10), wreck (5), pinnacle/bommie (4). These categories reflect the database; they are not a ranking, a conditions report or an assessment of your suitability.
Use the Tasmania North & North-West 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 Tasmania →Ask before booking
- Which equipment sizes and models can be reserved?
- What local conditions should we discuss before choosing a trip?
- How much flexibility is needed around regional transport?
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 Tasmania North & North-West?
Begin with the individual site and its source notes, then discuss the proposed trip with a local provider. The 36 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 Tasmania North & North-West 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 Tasmania — official travel planning ↗. Directory counts come from published YouDive records. Individual site claims remain subject to their source and review notes.
Dive sites in this region
ReefTasmania North & North-West
North West Rocky Cape
Gutters and small boulders on a reef rising from 20 m to 10 m.
Pinnacle/BommieTasmania North & North-West
Rocky Cape Outer Reef
Rated 9/10: a twin-peaked outcrop stepping to 25 m with current-fed gorgonians and sea pens in often 25 m visibility.
Pinnacle/BommieTasmania North & North-West
Simmos Reef (Shag Rock)
A figure-6 bommie from 25 m to 4 m with sea pens, dumpling squid and 25 m visibility.
IslandTasmania North & North-West
Sisters Island (North East Bommie)
An easy bommie circumnavigation in gutters of kelp, gorgonians and nudibranchs, often in 20 m visibility.
Shore/Rock PlatformTasmania North & North-West
Boat Harbour Point
Easy, varied shore dives either side of the point at one of Tasmania's prettiest beaches.
Shore/Rock PlatformTasmania North & North-West
Burnie Breakwater / Blackmans Point
An urban shore dive under the Burnie wharf, with change rooms at the beach.
Shore/Rock PlatformTasmania North & North-West
Devonport Breakwater
A shallow breakwater snorkel with a kelp forest and remains of two 1880s wrecks.
Shore/Rock PlatformTasmania North & North-West
Don Heads
An easy long shore dive along volcanic reefs beside the historic Don River port.
ReefTasmania North & North-West
Fourth Sister (Ulverstone)
A 300 m reef ending in a pinnacle, with schooling fish fed by the current.
Shore/Rock PlatformTasmania North & North-West
Glory Hole (Sisters Cave)
Quartzite caves, a boulder maze and a bullseye-filled sea cave - Sisters Beach's shore dive.
ReefTasmania North & North-West
Horseshoe Reef (Devonport)
The pick of the Devonport dives - a large islet-studded reef with invertebrates at 15-18 m.
Shore/Rock PlatformTasmania North & North-West
Mersey Bluff (Devonport)
Devonport's easy shore dive below the Mersey Bluff lighthouse - ideal before or after the Spirit of Tasmania.
Shore/Rock PlatformTasmania North & North-West
Pebbly Beach (Rocky Cape)
An attractive day-or-night shore dive with spires covered in nudibranchs and basket stars.
Shore/Rock PlatformTasmania North & North-West
Rocky Cape
An easy, sheltered course site with a fish-packed rock and superb night diving.
WreckTasmania North & North-West
SS Southern Cross (Boat Rock)
Stern and propeller of an 1863 Clyde-built steamer lost in bushfire smoke in 1889.
ReefTasmania North & North-West
Sea Pen Point (Rocky Cape)
Sea pens in 10-16 m - unusually shallow - on a colourful, tide-fed reef.
Shore/Rock PlatformTasmania North & North-West
Stanley – The Nut / Godfreys Beach
A sheltered westerly-weather shore dive beneath The Nut, with seadragons, prowfish and giant sponges.
ReefTasmania North & North-West
The Boomer (Mary Ann Bay)
A quick, easy dive on a rocky dome right off the Mary Ann Bay ramp.
ReefTasmania North & North-West
Wynyard – Fossil Bluff / Table Cape
A shallow boulder reef under the basalt cliffs of Table Cape.
Pinnacle/BommieTasmania North & North-West
5 Mile Reef (North-West)
Up to 30 m visibility on a deep offshore bommie full of pelagics.
Details need confirmationWreckTasmania North & North-West
Asterope (Hebe Reef)
Remains of an 1883 Aberdeen-built wooden barque among the gullies of Hebe Reef.
Details need confirmationReefTasmania North & North-West
Badger Head
The closest crayfish reef to Launceston, with scenic shallows.
Details need confirmationPinnacle/BommieTasmania North & North-West
Barrel Rock (Tamar)
Dense, current-fed sponge growth on a beacon-marked rock in the Tamar channel.
Details need confirmationReefTasmania North & North-West
Bluestone Point (Rocky Cape)
Long reefs across sand with big basket sponges and lace corals.
Details need confirmation