Name: The Seals
Rating: 5.0

New South Wales

Eurobodalla Shire Council

Australia

The most popular dive site at Montague Island. Accessible all year round as it is well protected from prevailing wind and sea conditions.  Interact with the friendly seals as they twist and turn to the delight of divers of all skill levels. Don't dive here without a camera. Kelp beds cover large rocky areas with a full range of fish species available.

Access via private boat or Local Charter Boats

Narooma

The Seals

Moray Eels, crustaceans and a variety of fish life.

Entry either end of the wharf dependant on incoming or outgoing tides to run with the current. Dive time 40 minutes, dependant on tides and time spent exploring. 

Narooma Wharf

Entry at the southern car park at the boat ramp, head north from the ramp approx 30 metres across the sand to the bombies. Resident large common black ray can be seen cruising the bombies. Large kelp beds, gorgonian fans, variety of nudibranchs, crustaceans and a variety of fish life.



Shore Dive

Mystery Bay

Kelp beds, gorgonian fans, crustaceans, sponges and a variety of fish life.

Entry at the boat ramp, head left from the ramp or head out to sea and south around the point. 

Dalmeny Boat Ramp



Murramarang National Park; north of Batemans Bay.

Depot Beach

Snapper Point

Lat:  S 35.48536 Long:  E 150.33902
The gantry at Bawley Point is a popular fishing and diving spot easily accessible by car. Many dive stores do their training there. It is also a historical site with remains of an old lumber shipping facility.



Bawley point, NSW

Cuttlefish, occy's, nudibranches, squid etc. An easy and nice dive.

Travel to Bawley Point; then try to find Tingira Drive. See the map for details.

The Gantry

Last dived the site in 1988, and haven't been there since but my dive log says it was a good dive. The reef as can be seen is quite big and can be dived on both sides, or from the North and southern tips of the reef.  You will need to engage a local dive shop to organise a boat dive in the area.



Light House Reef

Seek GPS info from local dive shops in Jervis Bay.

This dive very close to shore, best accessed by boat, is a square 20ft by 20ft pinnacle rising from the sandy ocean floor (30m) to within 6m of the surface and has a flat top.  It's is really curious to be able to spiral the whole pinnacle all the way to the surface with various small species following your progress. Large pelagic fish visit the site at different times as does the lone seal form time to time. The rocky shoreline can also be dive on this dive as vis is usually great (15m+), but is typically a barren area.

The Igor

Very nice dive with very interesting species, including spiders!

This deep dive (56m) is off shore of the Stoney Creek inlet on the coast.  It can only be dived by boat and due to depth, experienced divers need only apply.

The Seals

Snorkeling and Scuba Diving at The Seals