Statis Rock, also known locally as Skeleton Rock, functions as Seal Rocks' 'home reef' — a calmer, more sheltered alternative used by Forster Dive Centre when conditions at the more exposed Big and Little Seal Rock are too rough to dive safely, or as a gentler warm-up before tackling the bigger sites. Its position affords more protection from the swell that regularly hammers the Sugarloaf Point headland, and while it does not carry the same scale of grey nurse shark aggregation as the main Seal Rocks islands, sharks are still a regular sighting here, making it a genuinely worthwhile dive in its own right rather than merely a fallback. The site's general character follows the broader Seal Rocks pattern of rocky reef supporting a mix of temperate fish species, invertebrates and the area's signature sharks, without the specific named features (the Eastern Gutter, the multiple caves) that make the main islands so well documented.

Because it can be dived in conditions that rule out the more exposed sites, Statis Rock plays an important practical role in keeping a Seal Rocks charter day productive even when the weather doesn't fully cooperate, and Forster Dive Centre will typically switch to it rather than cancelling a trip outright when swell picks up on the primary sites. Divers should not expect the drama of the Eastern Gutter here, but a calmer, still genuinely rewarding Seal Rocks experience is a fair description of what it offers. Local skippers know it well enough to switch here at short notice, so it is worth asking specifically whether it is on the plan for the day if the forecast looks marginal.

Boats for the Seal Rocks sites either run the longer distance down from Forster/Tuncurry (about 45-60 minutes) or launch locally from the small boat ramp at Seal Rocks village itself, near Sugarloaf Point, cutting the run to Big and Little Seal Rock down to 10-20 minutes. Seal Rocks is a small, remote settlement reached via Lakes Way/Mungo Brush Road through Myall Lakes National Park; there is no dedicated dive shop in the village itself, so most Seal Rocks charter diving is booked through Forster Dive Centre, with divers sometimes meeting the boat locally rather than travelling from Forster.

Seal Rocks sits on an exposed headland with Sugarloaf Point taking the full force of easterly and south-easterly swell — trips are cancelled in anything beyond about 1.5 m swell, and the site is often diveable when more sheltered locations further north are blown out, or vice versa, so conditions should always be checked specifically for Seal Rocks rather than assumed from Forster. Visibility is typically 15-30 m and can be excellent in settled autumn and winter weather; it drops after the Myall Lakes and Wallis Lake systems discharge following heavy rain. Grey nurse sharks are present at almost any time of year here, with numbers varying seasonally, and the wrecks (Satara, Catterthun) require calm, low-current conditions for safe deep/technical diving.

Descend onto the reef in its more sheltered position and work the structure at 10-22 m, watching for grey nurse sharks and general Seal Rocks reef fauna in calmer conditions than the more exposed island sites offer.

Forster Dive Centre (Tuncurry) — regular boat trips to Seal Rocks, year-round, weather permitting.