Fowlers Bay is one of the most remote coastal settlements in South Australia, a handful of houses, a caravan park and a historic jetty on a sheltered bay at the edge of the Nullarbor. The jetty was built in the late nineteenth century to serve the pastoral stations of the far west, and today it is used mainly by anglers. It is included here because the regional brief names it; there is no dedicated published dive guide.

The water around the jetty is shallow, over sand and seagrass, and the clarity of the far west coast can be excellent on calm days. The piles support algae and encrusting growth with crabs and small fish, and schools of Australian salmon, King George whiting, garfish and tommy ruff frequent the bay, along with squid. The bay is a major winter nursery for southern right whales, which calve here from about June to October; whale-watching tours operate in season, and divers must keep legal distances from whales.

The dive itself is modest, but the setting is extraordinary – huge sand dunes, empty beaches and a sense of isolation few Australian dive sites can match. It suits travellers crossing the Nullarbor who want to add a remote jetty to their log. Bring full cylinders and all supplies, as there are no dive services for hundreds of kilometres.

Data confidence is low.

From Ceduna drive west on the Eyre Highway about 110 km past Penong, then turn south on the sealed/gravel road to Fowlers Bay (about 140 km, 1.5-2 hours from Ceduna; roughly 920 km from Adelaide). The jetty is at the small settlement's foreshore beside the caravan park. Park near the jetty and enter from the steps or beach.

Services are minimal – bring everything.

The west coast of Eyre Peninsula faces the Great Australian Bight and receives almost constant south-westerly Southern Ocean swell; open-coast sites need swell under about 1.5 m and are only diveable a handful of days a month, usually after several days of northerly or easterly winds, which blow offshore. The large sheltered bays (Coffin Bay, Waterloo Bay, Venus Bay, Baird Bay, Streaky Bay, Denial Bay) are protected from swell and can be dived in most conditions except strong onshore winds. Summer brings strong afternoon south-easterly sea breezes; winter brings cold fronts with big swell but also calm, clear spells.

Water is cool: about 14-15°C in winter and 17-21°C in summer. Fowlers Bay is sheltered by Point Fowler from the prevailing south-westerly swell.

Swim out along the jetty, look over the piles and sand for small life and fish schools, and return.

No operator; occasional travelling divers. Local operators run whale-watching boat tours in season (not dive trips).