This dive site is a sheltered and shallow shore dive, perfect for beginners and night diving enthusiasts. It is renowned for its excellent macro life, including seahorses, anglerfish, and nudibranchs found around the swimming enclosure net. The sandy bottom and seagrass beds serve as a nursery for numerous juvenile fish species.
Manly Cove
Easy shore dive, great for macro life and night diving.
Shore Access
6m Avg Depth
10m Max Depth
About this dive site
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Site Ratings
Big Marine Life Fair
Macro Marine Life Very Good
Landscape Quality Fair
Water Visibility Good Viz
Plan Your Visit
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Marine Life
Gurnard
White's Seahorse
Anglerfish
Pipefish
Octopus
Leatherjacket
Sparsely-Spotted Stingaree
Flathead
Nudibranch
Australian Giant Cuttlefish
Things to Note
Difficulty:
Beginner
Sheltered, shallow, and easy shore entry, making it ideal for training and new divers.
Hazards:
boat trafficpoor visibility
Current Strength:
Mild
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