Bait Grounds is named, straightforwardly, for its role as a reliable spot to find dense baitfish schools off Forster — the kind of site local anglers and divers alike know as a place where pelagic activity concentrates, since predatory fish including kingfish and occasionally sharks follow the bait. As a scuba site, it offers a slightly different focus from the more purely reef- or shark-oriented dives in the Forster rotation, rewarding divers who enjoy watching schooling fish behaviour and the occasional predator strike over a slow macro-focused crawl along the substrate. Detailed published description of the underlying reef topography is limited, suggesting the site's reputation rests more on its fish activity than on any particularly dramatic underwater scenery.

Because baitfish activity can be seasonal and weather-dependent, Bait Grounds is likely offered by Forster Dive Centre on an as-conditions-allow basis rather than as a fixed daily site, and visiting divers with a specific interest in schooling fish photography or general pelagic activity should ask specifically about current conditions there. As with the area's other lightly documented reef sites, confidence in the specific depth and marine life details given here is lower than for the region's headline dives, and on-the-ground local knowledge from Forster Dive Centre will give a more accurate and current picture of what to expect. Checking with the dive centre on the day remains the best way to gauge whether conditions favour a visit.

Timing a visit around a run of calm, settled days tends to improve the odds of good bait and predator activity.

Boats depart from Forster Dive Centre's base at Tuncurry (30 Manning Lane) or the Forster/Tuncurry boat ramp on Wallis Lake, running out through the lake entrance to the open sites. Forster-side sites (Latitude Rock, The Pinnacle, Bennetts Head Bommie) are 10-25 minutes away; Seal Rocks sites are a longer run of roughly 45-60 minutes further south, or reached by launching a boat directly from the Seal Rocks/Sugarloaf Point boat ramp for a much shorter trip.

Forster and Seal Rocks sit on an open, exposed stretch of coast with limited shelter — trips are cancelled in significant easterly swell or strong wind, and operators generally want under 1.5-2 m swell to run safely, especially for the Seal Rocks sites given the longer, more exposed run. Visibility is typically best in autumn and winter (15-30 m) and can drop after East Coast Lows or heavy rain from the Wallis Lake/Myall Lakes catchments. Grey nurse sharks are present through most of the year with the largest aggregations typically reported over the cooler months.

Descend onto the reef and watch the water column as much as the substrate, since the site's main interest is the baitfish schools and the pelagic activity they attract, working the structure at 10-20 m.

Forster Dive Centre (Tuncurry) — daily boat trips to Forster and Seal Rocks sites, year-round.