Maud's Landing is the site of the original port for the Coral Bay district. The schooner Maud arrived in the 1880s and a town site reserve was declared in 1896; a 450 m jetty with a 30 m T-head, tramway, well and woolshed followed, and the port shipped wool, sheep and cattle until shipping ceased in 1947. The jetty was then dismantled and moved by the Northwest Whaling Company to Norwegian Bay.

Today the beach is a nesting ground for endangered green and loggerhead turtles (December to March) and is popular for beach fishing outside the sanctuary zone. No published dive description was found; the lagoon here has the same sand, seagrass and coral patches as Bill's Bay and may hold remnants of the jetty era.

About Coral Bay: the town is a small resort settlement on Bill's Bay at the southern end of the Ningaloo Coast, about 150 km south of Exmouth. The outer reef lies close to shore, so both lagoon snorkels and outer-reef dives are short boat rides away, and Coral Bay is home to Western Australia's largest resident population of reef manta rays, seen year-round. Much of the water around town lies within the Maud Sanctuary Zone, where fishing and collecting are prohibited. Advanced divers favour the 'cuts', where open-ocean water funnels through gaps in the reef and brings in sharks, mantas and pelagics, while the calm lagoon suits training and beginners. The 2025 marine heatwave affected northern and central Ningaloo most; southern areas including Coral Bay sustained less damage, according to AIMS.

From Coral Bay drive or walk about 3 km north along the beach track to Maud's Landing (4WD recommended on the sand). Enter from the beach; the area lies within or beside the Maud Sanctuary Zone. Avoid turtle nesting areas December–March.

Coral Bay is 150 km south of Exmouth via the Minilya–Exmouth Road; the town is compact and everything is walkable from the caravan parks and resort. Gear hire is available in town. Check tide and track conditions before driving on the beach, and respect the turtle nesting areas.

Coral Bay's lagoon is protected by the outer reef and faces north-west, so it stays calm in the prevailing south to south-westerly winds that close exposed coasts; the outer-reef and passage sites, however, need low swell and light winds. The afternoon south-westerly sea breeze (often 15–25 knots in spring and summer) chops up the outer sites, so dives run in the morning. Tidal flow through the passages can be strong on springs.

Visibility is usually 10–20 m, lower after the March coral spawn (in March 2022 a spawn-related low-oxygen event killed fish and coral in Bill's Bay). Cyclone season November–April; stingers possible in warm months.

Snorkel or shallow shore dive from the beach over the lagoon reef, staying close to shore and returning to the entry point.

No operator; independent beach access.