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.
158 sites · the first 48 shown as cards, the rest listed by state below
Margaret River & Augusta · WA
An 1863 wooden barque with its cargo of timber sleepers still stacked in the hull, 100 m off the beach in 5 m.
Albany & Great Southern · WA
A 1936 tug boiler breaking the surface 50 m off a sheltered beach – Albany's easiest wreck snorkel.
Perth · WA
A WWII landing craft and a sunken junk-style pleasure boat that together are the Swan River's most reliable seahorse…
Perth's classic easy shore and night dive: century-old pylons encrusted with sponges and corals that hold excellent…
Frames and planking of an 1849 French whaling brigantine, one of the south coast's earliest wrecks.
Surprisingly substantial timber remains of an 1869 barque and coal hulk, including stem, breast hook and windlass.
Ningaloo – Coral Bay · WA
A 5 m-tall coral bommie that survived the 2022 coral die-off in Bill's Bay.
A granite bommie with seadragons, groper and colourful sponges, reached from the beach – good at night.
Perth's classic river macro and night dive, with seahorses on the pylons and weed at the Point Roe narrows.
Coral gardens a few fin kicks from Coral Bay's main beach.
The deepest shore dive in the lower Swan River, with sunken cars, a barge and breeding cardinalfish below the Blackwall…
Mandurah & Peel · WA
Mandurah's most accessible reef: swim-throughs and caves close to shore, plus rock pools for children at low tide.
Esperance & Recherche Archipelago · WA
A wind-sheltered granite cove with easy snorkelling close to Esperance.
Kalbarri & Shark Bay · WA
Sheltered, fish-filled lagoon pools in a no-fishing protection area, minutes from Kalbarri town.
A compact sanctuary-zone reef with passages, ledges and an underwater plaque trail, 100 m off the Hillarys Boat Harbour…
Granite coves and islands around Bremer Bay's entrance with sponge gardens, seadragons and sea lions.
A sheltered industrial jetty with gently sloping pylons, heavy encrustation and some very large sea stars; a dependable…
Geographe Bay & Busselton · WA
A rocky ocean-beach snorkel close to Bunbury's town centre, good on rare flat mornings.
Rock-wall habitat with cuttlefish, rays and nudibranchs on the sheltered side of Bunbury's harbour.
Ningaloo – Exmouth · WA
The closest reef to Exmouth town, in a sanctuary zone with a kayak trail and boulder corals; turtles and dugong graze…
A short swim to a reef-fringed rock with a surprising variety of reef fish at the tip of Cape Naturaliste.
A quieter reef snorkel at the northern end of Marmion Marine Park.
A 1.8 km heritage jetty whose end is a forest of sponge- and coral-covered piles at 8 m, with an Underwater Observatory…
Thirteen WA artworks on the seabed at 8 m beside Busselton Jetty, visible to snorkellers and slowly becoming reef.
Iron framing of an 1834 schooner hulk in snorkelling depth off Challenger Beach, one of the oldest vessels in Perth…
Granite sea canals and seaward limestone reefs with a sponge garden and blue groper, with a boat ramp right on site.
Granite gutters and overhangs around the Castle Rock landmark - Meelup's most interesting shore snorkel.
An 1863 Sunderland-built barque with stacked sleepers and copper sheathing, the closest wreck to the Hamelin Bay ramp.
Overhangs full of blue devils, harlequin fish and foxfish on reef platforms close to shore near Augusta.
A short snorkel from Cottesloe Beach to the heritage-listed 1936 shark-net pylon and the reef at its base.
A protected reef system right off Perth's most famous beach, easy to reach by car or train and good for snorkelling on…
Inshore reef and deeper offshore reefs with blue groper and kingfish at Gracetown, diveable on flat days.
Rottnest Island · WA
The standing bow of an 1890 iron barque rising almost to the surface, a spread of cargo and plates, and a shallow cave…
Geraldton & Abrolhos Islands · WA
Quiet shore dive around small rocks and reefs north of Geraldton.
A genuine walk-in reef dive near the ferry, with caves off the rock and the plinth marking Rottnest's first shipwreck…
Ultra-clear water, granite outcrops and nearby Recherche islands at a remote, uncrowded bay.
Boiler, engine and a 20 m hull section of a 1916 steamship in the surf zone of a remote national park.
Turquoise Coast · WA
A near-circular sheltered bay and clear 'blue holes' at Point Louise, linked by the Three Bays Walkway.
Flat, clear, shallow water over seagrass and granite boulders - the easiest family snorkel near Dunsborough.
Granite pinnacles and ledges in 7-15 m a long swim off Eagle Bay - a local secret.
Shallow snorkel below a famous wildlife lookout, with coral patches and passing rays and turtles.
Leafy seadragons and a dedicated dive trail at the end of Esperance's new 415 m jetty, a short walk from the dive shop.
A quiet, reef-fringed bay south of Mandurah for an easy morning snorkel.
A quiet bay with seagrass and shallow limestone caves and channels, 2 km from the settlement.
A granite 'eye socket' on a boulder reef with corals, seadragons and visiting sea lions.
A remote West End bay with turquoise water, extensive reef and excellent visibility in a sanctuary zone.
Calm, clear lagoon water with a jetty, stairs and pontoon at Augusta - easy family snorkelling.
Clear, sheltered granite coves beside Australia's last whaling station, with buried whaling-era wrecks.
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