Top Snorkeling and Scuba Diving in Forster

Forster

Latitude Reef is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Australia, NSW, Forster Tuncurry which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.

If you can see the dive marker on the map, this is typically where the boat owner will drop the pick. We used to dive her to see the huge logger head turtle that sleeps in the small cave to the east of the bommie under the marker. But if you swim over to the shoreline and look about the edges there you will see some inlets in towards the beach area. This is a great area to frolic about with a tank on, because you get huge numbers of Nanygai, Yellowtail, Bullseye, etc. all through here and it is just a great relaxing second dive after having done the 'Latitude Rock' a klm to the east.

Advisable not to undertake this dive if you do not know it well. Current can be very strong, and conditions can change very quickly. 16 minute bottom time is recommended, to avoid decompression stops. Since being made into a Sanctuary Zone, the divers of this site have begun to notice the effects on the fish and Grey Nurse Shark life. Larger numbers of Snapper, Cobia, King Fish and Jew Fish have been recorded, as well as big rays and even bigger female nurse sharks. Fishing is ENTIRELY PROHIBITED at this site. This dive is located within a Sanctuary Zone of the Port Stephens - Great Lakes Marine Park. There is a mooring line located in 32 metres of water, maintained by one of the local dive centres.

Max depth is 7m so a two hour dive on a single tank is likely if you take it easy. The dive site is very shallow and a long dive is possible, so a wetsuit is a must or cold may set in. You should find plenty of fish on this dive. Check out my video in the link above; Sharks, rays, yellowtail, bonito, rays, eels, rays, cuttle fish, cleaner wrasse, rays, and numerous others. Did I mentions rays? There are lots of rays...often swimming in schools Park at either of two locations: 1) Marine Drive East end - gear up and walk down the sunned dune to head out east and then round the headland to the north and dive all the way to point 2). 2) Cnr of Bennetts Head Road and Boundary Street - Park in the shade of the high vegetation provided on the north side of Bennetts head rd. Walk to the northern shoreline bypassing the high impassable vegetation on the right. Enter water anywhere suitable. Once underwater, turn east and swim for as long as you can before turning around and heading back. Bennets Head North is also known as Fishermans Paradise.