Manta Ray & Whale Shark Sites in Queensland
The big filter feeders: manta cleaning stations at Lady Elliot, Coral Bay, Lady Musgrave and North Stradbroke, and whale sharks at Ningaloo (March–July) and Christmas Island (November–January).
82 sites · the first 48 shown as cards, the rest listed by state below
Queensland 34
- Jew Shoal · Max 16 m · Sunshine Coast
- Luncheon Bay (Hook Island) · Max 15 m · Whitsundays & Bowen
- Manta Ray Drop-off (Bait Reef) · Max 36 m · Whitsundays & Bowen
- Parker Bommie (Great Keppel Island) · Max 17 m · Capricorn Coast & Keppel Islands
- Pixie Wall · Max 30 m · Ribbon Reefs & Lizard Island
- Southern Face (Bait Reef) · Max 30 m · Whitsundays & Bowen
- Stepping Stones (Bait Reef) · Max 30 m · Whitsundays & Bowen
- The Gulch (Barren & Child Islands) · Max 30 m · Capricorn Coast & Keppel Islands
- Big Softy · Max 30 m · Ribbon Reefs & Lizard Island
- Boult Reef · Max 25 m · Lady Musgrave & Bunker Group
- Creech Reef · Depth not published · Far Northern Reef & Torres Strait
- Evans Patch · Max 23 m · Bundaberg & Agnes Water
- Fairfax Islands Reef · Max 20 m · Lady Musgrave & Bunker Group
- Fitzroy Reef – South-East Gardens · Max 12 m · Lady Musgrave & Bunker Group
- Fitzroy Reef Lagoon · Max 15 m · Lady Musgrave & Bunker Group
- Four Mile Reef (Bargara) · Max 13 m · Bundaberg & Agnes Water
- Gannet Cay (Swain Reefs) · Max 35 m · Swain Reefs
- Great Detached Reef · Max 40 m · Far Northern Reef & Torres Strait
- Haslewood Island – Waite Bay · Max 18 m · Whitsundays & Bowen
- Knuckle Reef Lagoon · Max 20 m · Whitsundays & Bowen
- Manta Channel (North Reef) · Max 15 m · Heron Island & Capricorn Group
- Mystery Cay (Swain Reefs) · Max 20 m · Swain Reefs
- Pelorus Island – Front Reef · Max 10 m · Townsville & Magnetic Island
- Raine Island · Depth not published · Far Northern Reef & Torres Strait
- RMS Quetta wreck · Max 24 m · Far Northern Reef & Torres Strait
- Shark Alley (Wheeler Reef) · Max 22 m · Townsville & Magnetic Island
- South Gorge (Point Lookout) · Max 15 m · North Stradbroke Island
- Southern Ledges (Lady Musgrave) · Max 26 m · Lady Musgrave & Bunker Group
- Sykes Reef · Max 30 m · Heron Island & Capricorn Group
- Taylor Reef · Max 22 m · Mission Beach & Cassowary Coast
- The Pinnacles (Great Detached Reef) · Max 40 m · Far Northern Reef & Torres Strait
- Three Mile Opening (TMO) · Depth not published · Far Northern Reef & Torres Strait
- Vertical Gardens · Max 40 m · Ribbon Reefs & Lizard Island
- Wheeler Reef · Max 25 m · Townsville & Magnetic Island