Sites you can reach from the beach, rocks or a jetty without a charter. Always check the local swell, tide and entry notes on each site page, and dive with a buddy.
6 sites
Groote Eylandt · NT
An easy, shallow wharf dive at Alyangula where resident dolphins are often seen.
Darwin Harbour · NT
A convenient shallow macro site off East Point Reserve, full of sponges, sea whips and small fish.
East Arnhem Land & Gove · NT
The easiest shore-access island near Nhulunbuy, joined to the mainland by a sand spit – a short snorkel option for calm…
Pylons crowded with nudibranchs, flatworms, decorator crabs and feather stars, with big schools of fish under the wharf…
Encrusted ferry-jetty pylons and bottom rubbish with barramundi, groper and batfish - Darwin's best jetty dive.
A small inshore macro reef off Nightcliff, close to the northern suburbs.
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