Coobowie is a quiet village on the shallow shores of Salt Creek Bay, a short drive north of Edithburgh, and its small jetty is included here as one of the lesser east-coast Yorke Peninsula jetties. There is almost no published dive information for it, and it is best thought of as a snorkel and easy shallow dive for people staying locally rather than a destination. The jetty stands in very shallow water, typically 1-4 m at high tide, over sand and extensive seagrass meadows.

These meadows are important nursery habitat, and the jetty and weed attract the same small fauna found at the better-known neighbouring jetties: nudibranchs, small crabs, gobies, pipefish and, with luck, seahorses on the piles, with juvenile whiting, garfish and tommy ruff over the grass. Blue swimmer crabs are common in summer. Leafy seadragons occur along this coast and are occasionally found in weedy areas near jetties, so a patient search is worthwhile.

The advantage of Coobowie is its calm, shallow, family-friendly setting and the fact that it is rarely crowded. The disadvantages are poor visibility, very limited depth at anything but high tide and a relatively sparse structure compared with Edithburgh. Divers with a car will generally prefer to drive the 10 minutes to Edithburgh or 20 minutes to Wool Bay.

Coobowie suits snorkellers, children and anyone wanting a gentle swim among seagrass fauna on a still summer morning.

Coobowie is on the coast road between Stansbury and Edithburgh, about 7 km north-west of Edithburgh and roughly 220 km from Adelaide. Turn off to the foreshore in the village; the jetty is beside the caravan park and small boat ramp. Park on the foreshore and carry gear a short distance to the jetty.

Enter at mid to high tide via the jetty steps or from the beach; the bay is very shallow at low water.

Salt Creek Bay is shallow and partly sheltered, but like the rest of the east coast it is spoiled by easterly and south-easterly winds, which stir the silty bottom. Choose light westerly conditions and the top of the tide – at low water the inner jetty can be almost dry. Summer afternoon sea breezes make the water choppy, so go early.

Snorkel or dive along the jetty at high tide, check the piles for seahorses and nudibranchs, then fan out over the seagrass edge for pipefish and seadragons before returning.

No operator; occasionally snorkelled or dived by visitors staying in Coobowie. Most divers bypass it for Edithburgh jetty, 10 minutes' drive away.