The top 10 dive and snorkel sites in Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, ranked by diver reviews, with maps and photos. Read the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council guide
This dive has spectacular growth on the rock, and is one of our best dive sites. Every time you go there, you will see something different. Pelagic fish are a certainty, along with the usual nudibanchs, and other marine life. If dived correctly you should get a good bottom time.
Twenty concrete modules each weighing 23 tonnes and standing more than 5 metres tall Deep boat dive only Port Macquarie Artificial Reef is also known as Aartificial Reef Port Macquarie.
The Titan was the largest working crane in southern Australia. When being transported up the coast she turned upside down and eventually sunk off Point Perpendicular. Now Lying on it's side upside down in 40m of water it is getting covered with soft sponges and corals. Large jewelfish, kingfish and giant cuttlefish are seen there. Access by Boat only.
OLD Faithful is a rock wall that comes from a depth of 25 meters and tops is 10m With a large cave in the base of the pinnacle around it. It often home to schools of jewfish, pelagic fish, bait fish and even the rear eastern blue devil. Old Faithful also boasts a large sponge garden that is equally one of the best sponge gardens you will dive anywhere abound with nudibranchs and large starfish. Boat dive only
A great easy dive. Maximum depth of 13m with the rock above the surface, a nice circle around the rock with plenty to look at. For the more adventurous there is a great fly over, but not to be done if there is too much surge. Marine life is abundant. This dive is popular with the novice and experienced diver
A shallow kelp covered reef system surrounded large patches of sand. A couple of small pinnacles break up the kelp.
Deep reef system of 24 meters with a large flat pinnacle surrounded by broken reef.
This dive site consists of two bommies submersed in 18m of water, joined together by a natural arch. One bommie Comes up to 10m, the other comes to 6m. There are soft corals, sponges, nudibanchs, wobbegongs, PJ 's and a wide variety of marine life. A photographers macro delight, and a dive to relax and enjoy.
The Cod Grounds is a massive reef area off Point Perpendicular. The main pinnacle comes up to 18 m. One side of the pinnacle drops to 26 m and the other around 32 m. With Grey Nurse sharks on it all year round and attracts large schools of jew fish and king fish. Combined with some of the best vis in this area this dive is not to be missed. Boat dive
Cathie Wall is a rock wall that comes from a depth of 20 meters and tops is 8m. Coved in hard and soft corals of all types making it the best macro dive in the area. boat dive only
