Amity Point, at the north-western corner of North Stradbroke Island, is the island's main sheltered shore dive and the place Manta Lodge and UniDive use for training and for days when the ocean sites off Point Lookout are unworkable. It lies inside Moreton Bay, so it is protected from ocean swell, but it sits on a major tidal channel and the water moves fast; the dive is normally run as a drift on the flood tide. Depths range from 5 to 15 m.

A low wall runs offshore, and scattered along it are man-made structures that act as artificial reef: car bodies, tractor tyres and the Bandicoot, a scuttled steam launch. The structure and the current combine to hold plenty of life. Wobbegong sharks rest along the wall and among the wreckage, small rays and eagle rays pass over the sand, and squid, scorpionfish, parrotfish, crayfish and crustaceans are common.

Pelagic fish move through on the tide, and dolphins are regular visitors to Amity – the town is known for them. The bottom also hosts stonefish and cone shells, both common enough that UniDive recommends boots and careful hand placement. Visibility is average to poor, typically 5-15 m.

UniDive also notes significant fishing line on the bottom from the jetty and foreshore anglers, and the club has held several clean-up dives here. For newly certified divers under supervision, Amity is a useful introduction to drift diving; for experienced divers, it is a reliable backup with good critter life. Water temperatures follow the bay, around 19-21°C in winter and 25-27°C in summer.

Take the SeaLink vehicle ferry or water taxi from Cleveland to Dunwich on North Stradbroke Island and drive about 20 minutes north to Amity Point. Park near the Amity jetty/foreshore; the carry to the water is short. Enter from the shore, descend to the low wall and drift with the flooding tide along the shoreline, exiting at a pre-agreed point down-current.

Manta Lodge (Point Lookout, about 20 minutes' drive) uses the site for training and bad-weather dives.

Inside Moreton Bay and protected from ocean swell, so it is the standard fallback when Point Lookout is blown out. Currents are medium to strong: dive on the flood tide and plan it as a drift, or at high-tide slack. The ebb is strong and turbid.

Westerly winds make entries choppy. Visibility 5-15 m, average to poor, and worse after rain.

Enter up-current on the flood, descend to the low wall at 8-12 m and drift along it, visiting the car bodies, tyres and the scuttled steam launch Bandicoot. Exit at the planned down-current point; tow a surface marker because of boats.

Manta Lodge & Scuba Centre – training and bad-weather shore dives; UniDive (UQ club) – training dives and clean-ups.