South Australia
Diving in Yorke Peninsula
The Yorke Peninsula is jetty country. Edithburgh, Port Hughes, Wool Bay, Stenhouse Bay and Port Victoria have some of the richest macro diving in Australia under their pylons: blue devils, pyjama squid, seahorses, tasselled anglerfish, leafy seadragons and carpets of sponges in 5–12 m. Marion Bay and Innes National Park at the southern tip add wrecks, sea lions and clearer open-coast water.
THE LOCAL PLANNING BRIEF
Understand the options around Yorke Peninsula
What this regional directory records Counts describe published records, not bookable trips or confirmed open sites.
There are 58 published site records in Yorke Peninsula. The recorded categories include jetty/pier (18), wreck (18), reef (8), island (4). These categories reflect the database; they are not a ranking, a conditions report or an assessment of your suitability.
Use the Yorke Peninsula 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 South Australia →Ask before booking
- Is the proposed activity open water or an overhead environment?
- Who manages access and where can we check current rules?
- Which equipment and transport arrangements must be booked ahead?
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 Yorke Peninsula?
Begin with the individual site and its source notes, then discuss the proposed trip with a local provider. The 58 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 Yorke Peninsula 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: South Australian Tourism Commission — regional trip information ↗. Directory counts come from published YouDive records. Individual site claims remain subject to their source and review notes.
Dive sites in this region
WreckYorke Peninsula
MV Yatala Reef Wreck
A burnt-out 1948 ex-RAAF motor vessel at 11 m that has become a fish-rich mini reef off remote Port Moorowie.
WreckYorke Peninsula
Monarch Wreck
Scattered timbers of an 1871 wooden schooner in 2 m on Wardang Island's southern shore – a snorkel between deeper wreck dives.
WreckYorke Peninsula
Mylor Star Wreck
The youngest wreck on the Investigator Strait trail, a 1982 steel fishing boat half-buried under Althorpe Island's exposed…
WreckYorke Peninsula
Notre Dame d'Arvor Wreck
Burnt remains of a French grain barque that ran aground in 1920 – a shallow, poignant snorkel on the Wardang trail.
Jetty/PierYorke Peninsula
Port Giles Jetty
The deepest of the east-coast Yorke jetties with more fish than Edithburgh – but now a boat-only, rarely dived site because shore…
WreckYorke Peninsula
SS Marion Wreck
An 1854 Glasgow-built steamer wrecked in 1862 that gave Marion Bay its name, lying in two broken sections below the Innes cliffs.
WreckYorke Peninsula
SS Pareora Wreck
Boiler, engine, anchor and windlass of a 1919 zinc-laden steamer that took 11 lives, lying in a reef gully on remote Althorpe…
ReefYorke Peninsula
Seal Cove (Althorpe Island)
A narrow cove where more than 150 diver-habituated seals play around divers, with two huge friendly blue groper.
WallYorke Peninsula
The Gap (Marion Bay)
Walls, swim-throughs and a 50 m cave below Innes's famous Gap lookout, with big blue groper and colourful invertebrates.
ReefYorke Peninsula
Troubridge Point
A two-kilometre limestone reef with 8 m walls, a huge swim-through, chasms and pinnacles inside an aquatic reserve – the natural…
Jetty/PierYorke Peninsula
Wallaroo Jetty
A well-kept macro secret on one of Australia's longest jetties, with dense nudibranch life and colourful growth on the wharf…
IslandYorke Peninsula
Wedge Island
Remote island with 150 m cliffs, walls and drifts to 50 m and Shark Cove's undercut ledge and tunnel through North Point.
Jetty/PierYorke Peninsula
Wool Bay Jetty
One of the most reliable leafy seadragon sites in South Australia, in water so shallow a single tank can last well over an hour.
Shore/Rock PlatformYorke Peninsula
Black Point (Yorke Peninsula)
Quiet beach snorkel over seagrass on a shack-lined point – not a scuba site. Not to be confused with Black Point near Whyalla.
Details need confirmationPinnacle/BommieYorke Peninsula
CD's Bommie
An offshore pinnacle rising from 35 m to 12 m near Althorpe Island, packed with fish and gorgonians.
Details need confirmationWallYorke Peninsula
Cape Spencer
Walls, undercuts and caves that tunnel right through Yorke Peninsula's southernmost point, below the Cape Spencer lighthouse.
Details need confirmationJetty/PierYorke Peninsula
Coobowie Jetty
A quiet, very shallow village jetty over seagrass – a gentle snorkel minutes from Edithburgh.
Details need confirmationShore/Rock PlatformYorke Peninsula
Corny Point
A wild, clear-water reef coast around the 1882 lighthouse at the peninsula's north-western tip – rarely dived.
Details need confirmationReefYorke Peninsula
Edithburgh Sponge Garden
A current-fed sponge garden in 6 m – a colourful gentle drift for invertebrate and macro enthusiasts with their own boat.
Details need confirmationCave/CavernYorke Peninsula
Hole in the Wall (Innes)
A 40 m-wide sea cave running 70 m under the Innes reef, dived together with The Gap on a single tank.
Details need confirmationJetty/PierYorke Peninsula
Klein Point Jetty
An industrial limestone jetty kept for completeness; rarely dived and poorly documented – neighbouring Wool Bay and Stansbury are…
Details need confirmationShore/Rock PlatformYorke Peninsula
Magazine Point
An easy shallow reef snorkel or drift just west of Point Turton, with a small sea cave to explore on land.
Details need confirmationJetty/PierYorke Peninsula
Marion Bay Jetty
A sheltered township jetty to fall back on when swell closes the Innes sites – lightly documented.
Details need confirmationJetty/PierYorke Peninsula
Moonta Bay Jetty
An unusual L-shaped jetty offering a quiet alternative to Port Hughes – shallow, easy and heavily fished.
Details need confirmation