Seal & Sea Lion Dives in Tasmania

Fur seal colonies from Montague Island to Tasmania and the Prom, and Australian sea lions at Port Lincoln, Baird Bay, Jurien Bay and Kangaroo Island. Young animals will spin around divers for a whole dive; give the bulls room.

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Cave/CavernMax 21 m

Cathedral Cave

Tasman Peninsula · TAS

Australia's largest sea-cave system with named passages (Catacombs, Revelation Bend, Skull Cave, Devil's Tonsils);…

Advanced Open WaterAdvanced

WallMax 25 m

Waterfall Bay Wall

Tasman Peninsula · TAS

Colour-drenched dolerite walls and canyons in the most sheltered bay on the peninsula; suits every level from new Open…

Advanced Open WaterIntermediate

WallMax 40 m

Deep Glen Bay North Wall

Tasman Peninsula · TAS

Colourful sponge and sea-whip wall that is the fallback when the Sisters are blown out, with seals and seadragons.

Deep/Advanced + experienceIntermediate

Kelp ForestMax 20 mShore

Fortescue Bay

Tasman Peninsula · TAS

Easy shore access to one of the last giant kelp forests on the Tasman Peninsula, with camping on the beach.

Advanced Open WaterBeginner

Pinnacle/BommieMax 45 m

Sisters Rocks

Tasman Peninsula · TAS

Vertical walls that bloom with sponges, sea whips and anemones below 30 m; regarded as one of Australia's best…

Technical (decompression)Advanced

IslandMax 15 m

Actaeon Island

Huon & Far South · TAS

Remote island with a thick kelp forest at the southern entrance to the Channel, near the 1822 Actaeon wreck site.

Open WaterIntermediate

ReefMax 25 mShore

Adventure Bay (Bruny Island)

Bruny Island & D'Entrecasteaux Channel · TAS

Historic bay (Cook, Bligh) with sheltered shore dives and boat access to Fluted Cape, Penguin Island and Cape Connella.

Advanced Open WaterBeginner

IslandMax 8 m

Barrenjoey (Tenth Island)

Tasmania North-East · TAS

Tasmania's largest accessible fur seal colony, in shallow water off Lulworth.

Open WaterIntermediate

IslandMax 25 m

Betsey Island

Hobart & Derwent · TAS

Hobart's nearest ocean-influenced island reef, a short run from South Arm and next to the Betsey Island ships'…

Advanced Open WaterIntermediate

ReefMax 18 m

Cape Connella

Bruny Island & D'Entrecasteaux Channel · TAS

Big rocks under Bruny's east-coast cliffs grading into lush deeper seaweed.

Open WaterIntermediate

WallMax 40 m

Cape Hauy / The Candlestick

Tasman Peninsula · TAS

Diving beneath the Candlestick and Totem Pole – columnar dolerite walls in clean oceanic water.

Deep/Advanced + experienceAdvanced

WallMax 50 m

Cape Pillar

Tasman Peninsula · TAS

Sheer columnar walls under a 300 m cape at the edge of the Southern Ocean, with superb clarity.

Technical (decompression)Advanced

ReefMax 30 m

Cape Queen Elizabeth (Bruny Island)

Bruny Island & D'Entrecasteaux Channel · TAS

Dolerite headland reef on North Bruny's Storm Bay coast, near The Neck.

Advanced Open WaterIntermediate

WallMax 40 m

Cape Sonnerat (Schouten Island)

Tasmania East Coast · TAS

Rated 10/10 by the regional guide: granite caverns at 30-40 m lit by a flue-like opening, with clouds of butterfly…

Deep/Advanced + experienceExpert/Technical

WallMax 35 m

Cape Surville

Tasman Peninsula · TAS

Steep wall under Cape Surville with yellow anemone patches; a quieter alternative to the nearby Sisters.

Deep/Advanced + experienceAdvanced

IslandMax 25 mArea view

Courts Island

Bruny Island & D'Entrecasteaux Channel · TAS

Remote island with sheer cliffs, sandy gullies and colourful sponges – one of the region's top-rated reef dives.

Advanced Open WaterAdvanced

WallMax 25 mShore

Crescent Bay – Mt Brown Cliffs

Tasman Peninsula · TAS

Deep cliffs under Mount Brown with delicate sponges and anemones, in one of the peninsula's wildest bays.

Advanced Open WaterIntermediate

Shore/Rock PlatformMax 6 mShore

Governor Island Wave Deflection Wall

Tasmania East Coast · TAS

The easiest snorkel in Bicheno, right beside the car park and next to the marine reserve.

Snorkel/AnyBeginner

IslandMax 65 m

Hippolyte Rocks

Tasman Peninsula · TAS

Remote seal-colony islets with bull kelp shallows, sponge reefs from 30 m and huge fish schools.

Technical (decompression)Advanced

IslandMax 30 m

Ile des Phoques

Tasmania East Coast · TAS

Rated among Tasmania's best dives: a colony of hundreds of playful fur seals and a well-lit cave through the island.

Advanced Open WaterAdvanced

IslandMax 40 m

Lemon Rock (Wineglass Bay)

Tasmania East Coast · TAS

A remote granite islet at the mouth of Wineglass Bay with a sheer drop to 40 m and clouds of butterfly perch.

Deep/Advanced + experienceAdvanced

Kelp ForestMax 40 m

Munro Bight

Tasman Peninsula · TAS

Giant kelp and walls beneath Australia's tallest sea cliffs, with seals – often paired with the Nord.

Deep/Advanced + experienceIntermediate

Kelp ForestMax 20 m

O'Hara Bluff Kelp Forest

Tasman Peninsula · TAS

One of the remnant giant kelp areas on the Tasman Peninsula and a focus of kelp restoration; seals often play in the…

Advanced Open WaterBeginner

ReefMax 28 mArea view

Salters Point (Cape Raoul)

Tasman Peninsula · TAS

Boulder ridges and kelp under the famous columnar cliffs of Cape Raoul.

Advanced Open WaterIntermediate

WreckMax 42 m

SS Nord

Tasman Peninsula · TAS

Intact 88 m steamer upright at 42 m, cloaked in colour and fish; rated among Australia's best wreck dives.

Technical (decompression)Advanced

IslandMax 30 m

Taillefer Rocks

Tasmania East Coast · TAS

Stark granite steps with seals and strong clean water in the Schouten Island group.

Advanced Open WaterAdvanced

Shore/Rock PlatformMax 20 mShore

Tasman Arch & Blowhole Reef

Tasman Peninsula · TAS

Shore diving on the underwater continuation of the Blowhole–Tasman Arch–Devils Kitchen coastline.

Advanced Open WaterIntermediate

IslandMax 40 m

Tasman Island

Tasman Peninsula · TAS

Remote island wall under the Tasman Island lighthouse with deep-water sponges, seals and clean Southern Ocean water.

Deep/Advanced + experienceAdvanced

IslandMax 40 m

The Friars (Bruny Island)

Bruny Island & D'Entrecasteaux Channel · TAS

Remote volcanic islets with swim-throughs, seals and clean Southern Ocean water off Bruny's southern tip.

Deep/Advanced + experienceAdvanced

Pinnacle/BommieMax 30 m

The Monument

Tasman Peninsula · TAS

Current-swept spire beyond Cape Hauy with clean water and schooling butterfly perch.

Advanced Open WaterAdvanced

Pinnacle/BommieMax 65 mArea view

The Needle (Hippolyte)

Tasman Peninsula · TAS

Current-swept sponge pinnacle that sank the SS Tasman; one of Tasmania's most dramatic deep dives.

Technical (decompression)Expert/Technical

Pinnacle/BommieMax 40 m

The Thumbs

Tasman Peninsula · TAS

Deep wall under striking rock formations with sea whips and sponge gardens from 25 m.

Deep/Advanced + experienceAdvanced

Artificial ReefDepth not published

Troy D

Tasmania East Coast · TAS

Tasmania's east-coast scuttled wreck: a 1000-tonne coastal trader sunk in 2007, with accessible bridge and engine room.

Wreck specialty recommendedAdvanced

Pinnacle/BommieMax 40 mArea view

Twin Peaks (Sundial Caves)

Tasman Peninsula · TAS

Twin spires with a 35 m swim-through, a cave maze and deep sponge and gorgonian gardens.

Deep/Advanced + experienceAdvanced