Manta Ray & Whale Shark Sites in Western Australia

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).

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23 sites

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ReefMax 5 mShore

Bill's Bay Coral Gardens

Ningaloo – Coral Bay · WA

Coral gardens a few fin kicks from Coral Bay's main beach.

Snorkel/AnyBeginner

DriftDepth not published

Coral Bay Manta Ray Swim (Bateman Bay)

Ningaloo – Coral Bay · WA

Year-round snorkelling with WA's largest manta population, located by spotter plane.

Snorkel/AnyBeginner

DriftDepth not published

Ningaloo Humpback Whale Swim

Ningaloo – Exmouth · WA

Licensed snorkel encounters with migrating humpback whales, July–October.

Snorkel/AnyIntermediate

DriftDepth not published

Ningaloo Whale Shark Swim

Ningaloo – Exmouth · WA

Swim beside the world's largest fish on licensed tours with spotter planes, March–July.

Snorkel/AnyIntermediate

ReefMax 3.5 mShore

Tantabiddi Sanctuary Zone (Staghorns & The Bombies)

Ningaloo – Exmouth · WA

Kayak moorings over staghorn thickets and coral heads right beside Tantabiddi ramp.

Snorkel/AnyIntermediate

ReefMax 24 mArea view

23rd Parallel

Ningaloo – Coral Bay · WA

Coral Bay's deepest regular outer-reef dive, on the Tropic of Capricorn.

Advanced Open WaterIntermediate

ReefMax 14 m

Blizzard Ridge

Ningaloo – Exmouth · WA

Lighthouse Bay's standout site: a simple reef crack swarming with fish, with turtles, sharks and a manta cleaning…

Open WaterBeginner

ReefMax 20 m

Cod Spot

Ningaloo – Exmouth · WA

Friendly giant potato cod and a manta cleaning station on the Muirons' signature reef.

Advanced Open WaterIntermediate

ReefMax 18 mArea view

Dinner Plates

Ningaloo – Exmouth · WA

Formerly dense fields of plate coral (likely heatwave-affected).

Open WaterIntermediate

ReefMax 14 m

Gulliver's

Ningaloo – Exmouth · WA

An easy, fishy ridge reef completing the Lighthouse Bay trio; ideal first dive of the day.

Open WaterBeginner

ReefMax 20 m

Keyhole

Ningaloo – Exmouth · WA

Keyhole- and window-shaped openings in soft coral-draped overhangs.

Advanced Open WaterIntermediate

ReefMax 15 m

Point Maud Manta Cleaning Station

Ningaloo – Coral Bay · WA

Coral Bay's manta cleaning area, with WA's largest resident manta population.

Open WaterIntermediate

ReefMax 18 m

The Elbow

Ningaloo – Coral Bay · WA

A manta cleaning station at a bend in the outer reef.

Advanced Open WaterIntermediate

DriftMax 20 m

The Gap (Muiron Islands)

Ningaloo – Exmouth · WA

A fast tidal drift through the channel between North and South Muiron.

Advanced Open WaterIntermediate

ReefMax 14 m

The Labyrinth

Ningaloo – Exmouth · WA

A maze of limestone gutters and swim-throughs with a turtle cleaning station.

Open WaterBeginner

ReefMax 10 mShore

Bundegi Reef

Ningaloo – Exmouth · WA

The closest reef to Exmouth town, in a sanctuary zone with a kayak trail and boulder corals; turtles and dugong graze…

Open WaterIntermediate

DriftMax 20 m

Cardabia Passage

Ningaloo – Coral Bay · WA

A reef passage north of Coral Bay where ocean water funnels through the reef.

Advanced Open WaterIntermediate

ReefMax 15 mArea view

Central Station

Ningaloo – Exmouth · WA

Mantas queuing at a west-side cleaning station.

Open WaterIntermediate

ReefMax 10 m

Montgomery Reef

Broome & Kimberley · WA

The world's largest inshore reef, draining in waterfalls on a 10 m tide.

Snorkel/AnyExpert/Technical

Shore/Rock PlatformMax 6 mShore

Pebbles Beach (King Bay)

Pilbara & Dampier · WA

Epaulette sharks among shallow rocks on the Burrup.

Open WaterBeginner

Pinnacle/BommieMax 8 m

Ranger's Bommies

Ningaloo – Exmouth · WA

Healthy Porites bommies with stingrays wedged underneath and leopard sharks on the sand.

Open WaterIntermediate

ReefMax 15 m

Tantabiddi North Reef Break

Ningaloo – Exmouth · WA

An ocean gap in North Reef with outer-reef clarity close to Tantabiddi.

Open WaterAdvanced

ReefMax 22 m

The Canyons (Coral Bay)

Ningaloo – Coral Bay · WA

Spur-and-groove canyons on the outer reef near Coral Bay.

Advanced Open WaterIntermediate