Seal & Sea Lion Dives in Western Australia

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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Jetty/PierMax 9 mShore

Ammo Jetty

Perth · WA

Perth's classic easy shore and night dive: century-old pylons encrusted with sponges and corals that hold excellent…

Open WaterBeginner

Jetty/PierMax 9 mShore

Busselton Jetty

Geographe Bay & Busselton · WA

A 1.8 km heritage jetty whose end is a forest of sponge- and coral-covered piles at 8 m, with an Underwater Observatory…

Open WaterBeginner

IslandMax 8 m

Essex Rocks Sea Lions (Jurien Bay)

Turquoise Coast · WA

Snorkelling with endangered, playful Australian sea lions at the only major west coast breeding area.

Snorkel/AnyBeginner

IslandMax 10 m

Boullanger Island & Jurien Bay Lagoon Reefs

Turquoise Coast · WA

Sanctuary-zone limestone ledges and grottos in a calm turquoise lagoon opposite Jurien Bay.

Snorkel/AnyBeginner

IslandMax 28 m

Breaksea Island

Albany & Great Southern · WA

Granite boulders, gutters and caves with gorgonians and plate corals, seals at the NE haul-out, and a sheltered site…

Advanced Open WaterIntermediate

Jetty/PierMax 8 mShore

Esperance Jetty

Esperance & Recherche Archipelago · WA

Leafy seadragons and a dedicated dive trail at the end of Esperance's new 415 m jetty, a short walk from the dive shop.

Open WaterBeginner

WreckMax 35 m

HMAS Perth Wreck

Albany & Great Southern · WA

A 133 m Vietnam-veteran destroyer sitting upright in 35 m with its bridge, gun mount and engine room intact, plus an…

Deep/Advanced + experienceIntermediate

IslandMax 10 m

Little Island (Marmion)

Perth · WA

A sea lion haul-out island in a sanctuary zone off Hillarys, with shallow protected reef and clearer water than the…

Snorkel/AnyBeginner

IslandMax 5 mShore

Penguin Island

Perth · WA

A snorkel trail and low limestone reefs around WA's largest little penguin colony, with sea lions and dolphins…

Snorkel/AnyBeginner

Shore/Rock PlatformMax 10 mShore

Point Peron

Perth · WA

Perth's best natural shore dive in the south: limestone pinnacles, arches, caves and swim-throughs in 3–10 m, with…

Open WaterIntermediate

IslandMax 6 m

Seal Island (Shoalwater)

Perth · WA

Shallow reef around a sea lion haul-out in sheltered Shoalwater Bay, with sea lions often coming out to investigate…

Snorkel/AnyBeginner

Artificial ReefMax 9 mShore

Tanker Jetty Artificial Reef ('The Island')

Esperance & Recherche Archipelago · WA

A no-fishing tyre-module reef at the old Tanker Jetty's end – seadragons, seals and relaxed fish.

Open WaterBeginner

Shore/Rock PlatformMax 5 m

Turtle Bay (East Wallabi Island)

Geraldton & Abrolhos Islands · WA

Pristine shallow coral a short swim from the beach – the Abrolhos's most accessible snorkel via fly-in day tours.

Snorkel/AnyBeginner

IslandMax 30 m

Bald Island

Albany & Great Southern · WA

A remote, steep granite nature-reserve island with sea lions and fur seals, rarely dived.

Advanced Open WaterAdvanced

WreckMax 4 m

Belinda & Penguin Wrecks (Middle Island)

Esperance & Recherche Archipelago · WA

An 1824 sealing brig and a steamer's boiler at the Recherche's largest island, home of pink Lake Hillier and pirate…

Snorkel/AnyIntermediate

WallMax 40 m

Breaksea Island Southern Dropoff

Albany & Great Southern · WA

Ocean-facing granite wall to 40 m with caves, sponge gardens, black coral trees and schooling pelagics.

Deep/Advanced + experienceAdvanced

ReefMax 20 mShore

Bremer Bay – Fishery Beach & Glasse Island

Albany & Great Southern · WA

Granite coves and islands around Bremer Bay's entrance with sponge gardens, seadragons and sea lions.

Advanced Open WaterIntermediate

Shore/Rock PlatformDepth not publishedShore

Burns Beach Reef

Perth · WA

A quieter reef snorkel at the northern end of Marmion Marine Park.

Snorkel/AnyBeginner

ReefMax 10 m

Burns Rocks & Ocean Reef reefs

Perth · WA

Offshore reefs at a sea lion haul-out in the north of Marmion Marine Park, five minutes from Ocean Reef.

Open WaterIntermediate

IslandMax 14 m

Carnac Island

Perth · WA

A sea lion haul-out island 10 km off Fremantle with a sheltered snorkelling bay and caves on its outer reefs.

Open WaterIntermediate

Cave/CavernMax 18 m

Cathedral Rocks Caverns

Rottnest Island · WA

Cathedral-like caverns lit by beams through roof windows at the West End, with seals nearby - diveable only a few days…

Advanced Open WaterAdvanced

WreckMax 4 m

Chalmers Wreck

Perth · WA

The ballast mound and scattered fittings of an 1874 barque whose captain mistook a bushfire for the Rottnest light.

Snorkel/AnyBeginner

IslandMax 20 m

Coffin Island

Albany & Great Southern · WA

Sea lion and fur seal colonies with caves, gutters and sponge gardens, a short boat run from Two Peoples Bay.

Advanced Open WaterIntermediate

Shore/Rock PlatformMax 15 mShore

Duke of Orleans Bay & Wharton Beach

Esperance & Recherche Archipelago · WA

Ultra-clear water, granite outcrops and nearby Recherche islands at a remote, uncrowded bay.

Open WaterBeginner

Shore/Rock PlatformMax 6 mShore

Dynamite Bay & Point Louise (Green Head)

Turquoise Coast · WA

A near-circular sheltered bay and clear 'blue holes' at Point Louise, linked by the Three Bays Walkway.

Snorkel/AnyBeginner

ReefMax 15 m

Easter Group – Rat Island & Little Sandy Island

Geraldton & Abrolhos Islands · WA

Snorkelling with the Abrolhos's largest sea lion colony over pristine plate corals.

Open WaterBeginner

ReefMax 5 mArea view

First Rock (Shoalwater)

Perth · WA

Shallow caves running beneath a large limestone rock, with wobbegongs and octopus inside, in the Shoalwater island…

Open WaterIntermediate

ReefMax 16 mShoreArea view

Fish Eyes (Black Point, Bremer Bay)

Albany & Great Southern · WA

A granite 'eye socket' on a boulder reef with corals, seadragons and visiting sea lions.

Advanced Open WaterIntermediate

Shore/Rock PlatformMax 10 mShore

Fish Hook Bay

Rottnest Island · WA

A remote West End bay with turquoise water, extensive reef and excellent visibility in a sanctuary zone.

Snorkel/AnyIntermediate

ReefMax 10 mShore

Green Island (Rottnest)

Rottnest Island · WA

A sanctuary-zone reef where endangered Australian sea lions haul out, with a chance of an in-water encounter.

Snorkel/AnyIntermediate

Shore/Rock PlatformMax 10 mShore

Israelite Bay

Esperance & Recherche Archipelago · WA

A wilderness bay with historic telegraph station ruins – the edge of the Great Australian Bight.

Open WaterAdvanced

Jetty/PierMax 6 mShore

Jurien Bay Jetty & Underwater Snorkel Trail

Turquoise Coast · WA

Free community snorkel trail of 70-plus reef balls around the old jetty piles – when not buried by sand.

Snorkel/AnyBeginner

WreckMax 9 m

Kiryo Maru I Wreck

Rottnest Island · WA

Scattered remains of a 1984 Japanese tuna longliner in the white water beside Cathedral Rocks.

Open WaterIntermediate

Shore/Rock PlatformMax 12 mShore

Leeman & Fishermans Islands

Turquoise Coast · WA

Sheltered lagoon snorkelling and offshore islands with a large Australian sea lion colony.

Open WaterBeginner

IslandMax 18 m

North Michaelmas Island

Albany & Great Southern · WA

Sheltered granite walls and small caves with gorgonians and plate corals, diveable in most winds, next door to the…

Open WaterIntermediate

IslandMax 50 m

Remark Island & Frederick Island

Esperance & Recherche Archipelago · WA

Sheltered granite with seals on Remark's north side, a 50 m sponge and black coral wall on its south, and Frederick…

Technical (decompression)Advanced

Shore/Rock PlatformMax 8 mShore

Salmon Holes (Torndirrup)

Albany & Great Southern · WA

Dramatic granite and turquoise water in Torndirrup National Park – a flat-day snorkel only.

Open WaterAdvanced

WreckMax 44 m

Sanko Harvest Wreck

Esperance & Recherche Archipelago · WA

Australia's largest wreck dive – a 174 m bulk carrier broken into giant sections in 13-44 m, protected by a 500 m…

Technical (decompression)Advanced

IslandMax 20 m

Seal Island (King George Sound)

Albany & Great Southern · WA

Sheltered granite reef beside the HMAS Perth with pineapple fish and blue devils – one of Albany's best night dives.

Advanced Open WaterBeginner

ReefMax 8 m

The Sisters (Warnbro Sound)

Perth · WA

Easy, shallow limestone reef with ledges and caves in Warnbro Sound, often visited by resident sea lions.

Open WaterBeginner

IslandMax 30 m

Thomas Island & Cape Le Grand Islands

Esperance & Recherche Archipelago · WA

Rarely dived granite islands off Cape Le Grand in the inner Recherche Archipelago.

Advanced Open WaterIntermediate

ReefMax 18 m

Tuna Hut

Rottnest Island · WA

Caves, swim-throughs and crayfish near the West End seal colony - the classic second dive after Shark Cave.

Open WaterIntermediate

ReefDepth not publishedArea view

Whitfords Rock (Marmion)

Perth · WA

Lightly dived inshore reefs in the northern part of Marmion Marine Park.

Open WaterBeginner

IslandMax 10 m

Woody Island (Recherche Archipelago)

Esperance & Recherche Archipelago · WA

Easy, sheltered harbour dive on the only Recherche island with a ferry, jetty and eco-camp.

Open WaterBeginner