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Diving in Turquoise Coast

Jurien Bay and the Turquoise Coast between Perth and Geraldton have sea lion colonies (Jurien's swims are among the best in Australia), limestone reefs, the wreck-strewn Cervantes coast and the Beagle Islands.

Dive sites in this region

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Turquoise Coast

Cervantes Wreck (Thirsty Point)

The timbers of the 1844 American whaler that gave the town of Cervantes its name.

Boat (day trip)Up to 3 m
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Turquoise Coast

Europa Wreck (Three Breaks Reef)

An 1897 iron barque on a reef with a cargo field of bottles, a swim-through and a natural sink to 14 m.

Boat (day trip)Up to 14 m
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Turquoise Coast

J P Webb Wreck (Ledge Point)

A boiler and triple-expansion steam engine in 4 m on the reef that wrecked this 1951 delivery voyage.

Boat (day trip)Up to 4 m
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Turquoise Coast

Lubra Wreck (Jurien Bay)

The engine block and stern of an 1898 coastal steamer on a reef between Jurien Bay's islands.

Boat (day trip)Up to 4 m
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Turquoise Coast

Villalta Wreck (Seabird)

Winch, bollards and framing of an 1897 steel barque 40 m off the beach, with the bow breaking the surface at low tide.

ShoreUp to 3 m
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Turquoise Coast

Boullanger Island & Jurien Bay Lagoon Reefs

Sanctuary-zone limestone ledges and grottos in a calm turquoise lagoon opposite Jurien Bay.

Boat (day trip)Up to 10 m
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Turquoise Coast

Dynamite Bay & Point Louise (Green Head)

A near-circular sheltered bay and clear 'blue holes' at Point Louise, linked by the Three Bays Walkway.

ShoreUp to 6 m
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Turquoise Coast

Essex Rocks Sea Lions (Jurien Bay)

Snorkelling with endangered, playful Australian sea lions at the only major west coast breeding area.

Boat (day trip)Up to 8 m
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Turquoise Coast

Jurien Bay Jetty & Underwater Snorkel Trail

Free community snorkel trail of 70-plus reef balls around the old jetty piles – when not buried by sand.

ShoreUp to 6 m
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Turquoise Coast

Vergulde Draeck Wreck (Gilt Dragon)

The 1656 VOC shipwreck whose lost survivors prompted the first charts of the Perth coast.

Boat (day trip)Up to 8 m
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Turquoise Coast

Hangover Bay (Nambung)

Easy, sheltered snorkel on inshore limestone reef near the Pinnacles.

ShoreUp to 5 m
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Turquoise Coast

Leeman & Fishermans Islands

Sheltered lagoon snorkelling and offshore islands with a large Australian sea lion colony.

Shore or BoatUp to 12 m
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