Night Dive Sites
Sites commonly dived at night, when octopus, cuttlefish, crustaceans and sleeping reef fish come out. Many are sheltered shore or jetty dives.
259 sites · the first 48 shown as cards, the rest listed by state below
Queensland 30
- Coral Gardens (Flynn Reef) · Max 30 m · Cairns
- Coral Gardens (Lady Elliot Island) · Max 12 m · Lady Elliot Island
- Fitzroy Reef Lagoon · Max 15 m · Lady Musgrave & Bunker Group
- Gold Coast Seaway – Short Pipe · Max 15 m · Gold Coast
- Gold Coast Seaway – South Wall (Sand Bypass Pipe) · Max 17 m · Gold Coast
- Gold Coast Seaway – South-West Wall (Broadwater beach) · Max 8 m · Gold Coast
- Gotham City · Max 30 m · Ribbon Reefs & Lizard Island
- Halfway Island (Keppels) · Max 10 m · Capricorn Coast & Keppel Islands
- Henry's Bommie (Fairey Reef) · Max 15 m · Whitsundays & Bowen
- La Balsa Park · Max 6 m · Sunshine Coast
- Little Broadhurst Reef – Barra Bommie · Max 20 m · Townsville & Magnetic Island
- Llewellyn Reef – Trout Spot · Max 10 m · Lady Musgrave & Bunker Group
- Nelly Bay – Coconut Reef (Rocky Bay) · Max 8 m · Townsville & Magnetic Island
- Pelorus Island – Front Reef · Max 10 m · Townsville & Magnetic Island
- Petaj Mooring (Milln Reef) · Max 20 m · Cairns
- Picnic Bay Jetty · Max 6 m · Townsville & Magnetic Island
- Playground (Norman Reef) · Max 18 m · Cairns
- Second Reef (Lady Elliot Island) · Max 12 m · Lady Elliot Island
- Shag Rock · Max 20 m · North Stradbroke Island
- SS Moltke Wreck (Geoffrey Bay) · Max 8 m · Townsville & Magnetic Island
- Swimming Pools (Milln Reef) · Max 21 m · Cairns
- The Aquarium (Lady Musgrave Lagoon) · Max 10 m · Lady Musgrave & Bunker Group
- The Cluster (Bait Reef) · Max 20 m · Whitsundays & Bowen
- The Pines · Max 25 m · Brisbane & Moreton Bay
- The Shoals (Fairey Reef) · Max 25 m · Whitsundays & Bowen
- Tracey's Bommie (Flynn Reef) · Max 25 m · Cairns
- Turtle Alley (Lady Musgrave Lagoon) · Max 10 m · Lady Musgrave & Bunker Group
- Turtle Bommie (Lady Musgrave Lagoon) · Max 10 m · Lady Musgrave & Bunker Group
- Whale Bommie (Milln Reef) · Max 30 m · Cairns
- Yanks Jetty (Orpheus Island) · Max 8 m · Townsville & Magnetic Island
New South Wales 71
- Chowder Bay Wharf (naval wharf and mooring chains) · Max 12 m · Sydney Harbour
- Clovelly Pool / Clovelly Bay · Max 11 m · Sydney South & Botany Bay
- Delwood Beach (Fairlight) · Max 12 m · Sydney Harbour
- Dobroyd Head / Reef Beach · Max 12 m · Sydney Harbour
- Fairlight · Max 12 m · Sydney Harbour
- Fairy Bower · Max 10 m · Sydney Northern Beaches
- Flagstaff / Moon Island Bay (Swansea Heads) · Max 8 m · Newcastle & Lake Macquarie
- Fly Point · Max 22 m · Port Stephens
- Forty Baskets Beach · Max 10 m · Sydney Harbour
- Garden Bay (Malua Bay) · Max 10 m · Batemans Bay
- Gordons Bay · Max 12 m · Sydney South & Botany Bay
- Gorgonia Grove (North Head) · Max 26 m · Sydney Northern Beaches
- Green Point (Camp Cove) · Max 19 m · Sydney Harbour
- Guerilla Bay · Max 15 m · Batemans Bay
- Halifax Park (Nelson Bay) · Max 26 m · Port Stephens
- Honeymoon Bay · Max 10 m · Jervis Bay
- Kirribilli Point · Max 8 m · Sydney Harbour
- Kutti Beach (Vaucluse) · Max 8 m · Sydney Harbour
- Ladies Reef (South West Rocks) · Max 10 m · South West Rocks
- Lilli Pilli (Port Hacking) · Max 13 m · Sydney South & Botany Bay
- Little Bay · Max 13 m · Sydney South & Botany Bay
- Little Bay – 4th Hole · Max 12 m · Sydney South & Botany Bay
- Little Beach (Nelson Bay) · Max 20 m · Port Stephens
- Little Manly Cove · Max 10 m · Sydney Harbour
- Long Bay (Malabar) · Max 10 m · Sydney South & Botany Bay
- Manly Cove (Oceanworld nets) · Max 6 m · Sydney Harbour
- Manly Gasworks (Little Manly Point) · Max 7 m · Sydney Harbour
- Merewether Ocean Baths shore dive · Max 9 m · Newcastle & Lake Macquarie
- Merimbula Wharf · Max 16 m · Merimbula
- Middle Head (Cobblers Beach and Obelisk Beach) · Max 12 m · Sydney Harbour
- Mutton Bird Island (Coffs Harbour) · Max 15 m · Coffs Harbour & Solitary Islands
- Nambucca Heads – V-Wall / Bolwarra shore dive · Max 10 m · Nambucca & Urunga
- Narooma Bar Beach · Max 6 m · Narooma & Montague Island
- Newcastle Ocean Baths shore dive · Max 9 m · Newcastle & Lake Macquarie
- Nielsen Park / Shark Bay · Max 8 m · Sydney Harbour
- North Bondi (Ben Buckler Point) · Max 21 m · Sydney South & Botany Bay
- North Head Sponge Gardens · Max 26 m · Sydney Northern Beaches
- Oak Park (Cronulla) · Max 10 m · Sydney South & Botany Bay
- Obelisk Beach (Middle Head south) · Max 12 m · Sydney Harbour
- Occy Point (Tollgate Islands) · Max 16 m · Batemans Bay
- Old Man's Hat (North Head) · Max 26 m · Sydney Northern Beaches
- Outer Flagstaff (North Head) · Max 20 m · Sydney Northern Beaches
- Palm Beach Baths / Barrenjoey Pittwater side · Max 8 m · Sydney Northern Beaches
- Parsley Bay · Max 12 m · Sydney Harbour
- Pelican Foreshore (Lake Macquarie) · Max 15 m · Newcastle & Lake Macquarie
- Plantation Point · Max 10 m · Jervis Bay
- Pretty Beach (Murramarang) · Max 10 m · Ulladulla
- Pretty Point · Max 10 m · Batemans Bay
- Quarantine Station / Quarantine Bay · Max 16 m · Sydney Harbour
- Ray Alley (North Head) · Max 20 m · Sydney Northern Beaches
- Red Indian Point · Max 23 m · Sydney Northern Beaches
- Scallop Beds · Max 12 m · Jervis Bay
- Shelly Beach / Cabbage Tree Bay (Manly) · Max 16 m · Sydney Northern Beaches
- Shiprock (Port Hacking) · Max 18 m · Sydney South & Botany Bay
- Snug Cove Wharf · Max 10 m · Eden & Green Cape
- Terrigal Haven · Max 15 m · Central Coast
- The Canyon (Tollgate Islands) · Max 15 m · Batemans Bay
- The Gutter (Bass Point) · Max 20 m · Wollongong & Kiama
- The Nursery · Max 14 m · Jervis Bay
- The Pipeline (Nelson Bay) · Max 18 m · Port Stephens
- The Waterfall (North Head) · Max 22 m · Sydney Northern Beaches
- Tiger Reef (Tollgate Islands) · Max 13 m · Batemans Bay
- TSS Currajong wreck · Max 27 m · Sydney Harbour
- Turners Beach / Clarence River breakwalls · Max 10 m · Yamba & Iluka
- Tweed River – Jack Evans Boat Harbour / Rock Wall · Max 12 m · Tweed & Byron Bay
- Ulladulla Harbour · Max 8 m · Ulladulla
- Watsons Bay Pool · Max 6 m · Sydney Harbour
- Windy Point (Cronulla) · Max 12 m · Sydney South & Botany Bay
- Wobbegong Bay (Durras) · Max 15 m · Batemans Bay
- Wollongong Harbour · Max 10 m · Wollongong & Kiama
- Yowie Bay Boat Ramp · Max 14 m · Sydney South & Botany Bay
Victoria 61
- Clifton Springs Piers · Max 4 m · Geelong & Bellarine
- Clifton Springs Steamship Pier · Max 4 m · Geelong & Bellarine
- Cowes Jetty · Max 15 m · Phillip Island & Western Port
- Cunningham Pier · Max 10 m · Geelong & Bellarine
- Curlewis · Max 4 m · Geelong & Bellarine
- Dromana Pier · Max 5 m · Mornington Peninsula
- ex-HMAS Canberra · Max 32 m · Port Phillip Heads
- Fishermans Beach and Point Linley Reef · Max 10 m · Mornington Peninsula
- Flinders Pier · Max 6 m · Mornington Peninsula
- Frankston Pier · Max 6 m · Mornington Peninsula
- Gem Pier · Max 5 m · Melbourne & Port Phillip Bay
- Governor Reef · Max 4 m · Geelong & Bellarine
- Green Point, Brighton · Max 5 m · Melbourne & Port Phillip Bay
- Jawbone Marine Sanctuary · Max 6 m · Melbourne & Port Phillip Bay
- Kerferd Road Pier · Max 5 m · Melbourne & Port Phillip Bay
- Lagoon Pier · Max 4 m · Melbourne & Port Phillip Bay
- Lorne Pier · Max 6 m · Surf Coast & Great Ocean Road
- McGregor Rock, Quiet Corner · Max 5 m · Melbourne & Port Phillip Bay
- Middle Brighton Baths · Max 6 m · Melbourne & Port Phillip Bay
- Middle Brighton Pier · Max 8 m · Melbourne & Port Phillip Bay
- Middle Reef, Ricketts Point · Max 3 m · Melbourne & Port Phillip Bay
- Mordialloc Pier · Max 6 m · Melbourne & Port Phillip Bay
- Mornington Pier · Max 12 m · Mornington Peninsula
- Ocean Drive & Pea Soup, Port Fairy · Max 20 m · Shipwreck Coast & Warrnambool
- Old Aquarium (Breakwater Rock) · Max 14 m · Shipwreck Coast & Warrnambool
- Point Cooke Beach · Max 5 m · Melbourne & Port Phillip Bay
- Point Gellibrand · Max 5 m · Melbourne & Port Phillip Bay
- Point Ormond Reef · Max 5 m · Melbourne & Port Phillip Bay
- Popes Eye · Max 14 m · Port Phillip Heads
- Port Campbell Bay · Max 12 m · Shipwreck Coast & Warrnambool
- Port Campbell Jetty · Max 8 m · Shipwreck Coast & Warrnambool
- Portarlington Pier · Max 5 m · Geelong & Bellarine
- Portland Lee Breakwater · Max 14 m · Portland & the West
- Portsea Pier · Max 7 m · Mornington Peninsula
- Queenscliff Pier · Max 8 m · Geelong & Bellarine
- Refuge Cove, South · Max 9 m · Wilsons Promontory
- Ricketts Point Marine Sanctuary · Max 8 m · Melbourne & Port Phillip Bay
- Rippleside Jetty, Geelong · Max 5 m · Geelong & Bellarine
- Rippleside Pier, Geelong · Max 5 m · Geelong & Bellarine
- Rosebud Pier · Max 8 m · Mornington Peninsula
- Rye Pier · Max 7 m · Mornington Peninsula
- Sandringham Pier Breakwater · Max 6 m · Melbourne & Port Phillip Bay
- Sea Scouts Jetty, Beaumaris Bay · Max 5 m · Melbourne & Port Phillip Bay
- Seaford Pier · Max 5 m · Melbourne & Port Phillip Bay
- Seaholme Reef, Altona · Max 5 m · Melbourne & Port Phillip Bay
- Shortland Bluff · Max 15 m · Geelong & Bellarine
- Sorrento Pier · Max 7 m · Mornington Peninsula
- South Road Reefs and Bommie · Max 6 m · Melbourne & Port Phillip Bay
- St Kilda Pier · Max 8 m · Melbourne & Port Phillip Bay
- St Leonards Pier · Max 6 m · Geelong & Bellarine
- Steeles Rocks, Portarlington · Max 5 m · Geelong & Bellarine
- Stingray Bay · Max 12 m · Shipwreck Coast & Warrnambool
- Table Rock, Ricketts Point · Max 6 m · Melbourne & Port Phillip Bay
- Tea House Bay, Ricketts Point · Max 4 m · Melbourne & Port Phillip Bay
- Tea House Reef, Ricketts Point · Max 5 m · Melbourne & Port Phillip Bay
- The Jawbone, Williamstown · Max 6 m · Melbourne & Port Phillip Bay
- The Pipelines, Indented Head · Max 4 m · Geelong & Bellarine
- Triangle Reef, Ricketts Point · Max 8 m · Melbourne & Port Phillip Bay
- Warrnambool Breakwater Inside · Max 9 m · Shipwreck Coast & Warrnambool
- Williamstown Beach Breakwater · Max 5 m · Melbourne & Port Phillip Bay
- Williamstown Beach Rotunda · Max 6 m · Melbourne & Port Phillip Bay
Tasmania 11
- Don Heads · Max 9 m · Tasmania North & North-West
- Eaglehawk Neck Jetty (Pirates Bay) · Max 12 m · Tasman Peninsula
- Fish Rock (Bicheno) · Max 15 m · Tasmania East Coast
- Fortescue Bay · Max 20 m · Tasman Peninsula
- Kingston Beach (Handfish site) · Max 8 m · Hobart & Derwent
- Pebbly Beach (Rocky Cape) · Max 15 m · Tasmania North & North-West
- Rocky Cape · Max 10 m · Tasmania North & North-West
- Taroona Marine Reserve (Crayfish Point) · Max 18 m · Hobart & Derwent
- Tinderbox Marine Reserve · Max 12 m · Hobart & Derwent
- Waterfall Bay Wall · Max 25 m · Tasman Peninsula
- Waubs Bay · Max 16 m · Tasmania East Coast
South Australia 20
- Edithburgh Jetty · Max 9 m · Yorke Peninsula
- Elliston Jetty · Max 6 m · Eyre Peninsula
- Glenelg Blocks · Max 6 m · Adelaide Metro
- Glenelg Jetty · Max 4 m · Adelaide Metro
- Kingscote Jetty · Max 8 m · Kangaroo Island
- Kirton Point Jetty · Max 12 m · Eyre Peninsula
- Penneshaw Jetty · Max 6 m · Kangaroo Island
- Point Turton Jetty · Max 6 m · Yorke Peninsula
- Port Hughes Jetty · Max 7 m · Yorke Peninsula
- Port Lincoln Town Jetty · Max 4 m · Eyre Peninsula
- Port Noarlunga Reef & Jetty · Max 20 m · Adelaide Metro
- Port Victoria Jetty · Max 8 m · Yorke Peninsula
- Rapid Bay Jetty · Max 10 m · Fleurieu Peninsula & Victor Harbor
- Stansbury Jetty · Max 7 m · Yorke Peninsula
- Stenhouse Bay Jetty · Max 10 m · Yorke Peninsula
- Streaky Bay Jetty · Max 5 m · Eyre Peninsula
- Tumby Bay Jetty · Max 5 m · Whyalla & Upper Spencer Gulf
- Venus Bay Jetty · Max 5 m · Eyre Peninsula
- Wallaroo Jetty · Max 14 m · Yorke Peninsula
- Wool Bay Jetty · Max 5 m · Yorke Peninsula
Western Australia 12
- D9 Dredge Wreck · Max 13 m · Perth
- Esperance Jetty · Max 8 m · Esperance & Recherche Archipelago
- Gia Batta Patch · Max 12 m · Albany & Great Southern
- Kwinana Grain Terminal Jetty · Max 15 m · Perth
- Mutton Bird Island (Albany) · Max 12 m · Albany & Great Southern
- Omeo Wreck & Coogee Maritime Trail · Max 7 m · Perth
- Robb Jetty · Max 8.5 m · Perth
- Rockingham Wreck Trail · Max 18 m · Perth
- Seal Island (King George Sound) · Max 20 m · Albany & Great Southern
- Two Peoples Bay · Max 15 m · Albany & Great Southern
- Waikiki Beach Artificial Reef Remnants · Max 15 m · Perth
- Woodman Point Groyne · Max 9 m · Perth
External Territories 6
- Eidsvold Wreck · Max 18 m · Christmas Island
- Flying Fish Cove · Max 25 m · Christmas Island
- Secret Caves (Osprey Reef) · Max 30 m · Coral Sea
- The Morgue · Max 25 m · Christmas Island
- The Sandpatch · Max 18 m · Christmas Island
- Turtle Cave (Holmes Reef) · Max 26 m · Coral Sea