Broughton Island The Looking Glass

Steeper rocky ledges covered in sponges makes Halifax one of the most popular deeper/advanced sites to dive in Nelson Bay. The “Twin Bommies” (20m) offers a colourful carpet of sponges, gorgonians & ascidians. Max Depth = ~26m. Best dived on incoming to slack high tide.

Sandy beach slopes & ribbon weed, along to the Little Beach Boathouse jetty (3-5m) is always bursting with fish life & provides fabulous wide-angle photo opportunities. A short swim ~100m from the jetty in approx 10-12m lies the sunken wreckage of a barge creating an artificial reef.

With undulating soft coral topography and two easy to navigate ledges, Fly Point Marine Park is known as the best shore-access dive on the Eastern sea-board of Australia. Max Depth: 28m. Best dived on high slack tide.

A favourite macro critter diving site; especially for NIGHT divers. Cruising across the sloping seagrass & soft coral beds to find the pipe, which lies in between several coral & sponge encrusted mooring blocks. Easy navigation with tons of macro life. Max depth 16-18m. Best dived on high slack tide.

Shore entry dive site. Surge can be present at site. Shallow site good for beginner dives. Sandy bottom with rocky areas. Fairly sheltered from outside ocean conditions.

This site is a boat dive off the rock face of Redhead. There is a sandy bottom with many bommies and weedy patches to explore. Dive depth is under 20m, perfect for beginner and advanced divers.

Single steel pinnacle reef tower installed August 2019. 7.8m wide, 12m high. Watch as the ocean takes over the structure and all the sealife make it their new home.

You can choose from arches to swim through, caves to explore, rocky shelves or just drift down the side of the rock where you can find soft and hard coral beds and loads of marine life!

Two entry options for the site - through bay or over rocks (easiest on high tide). Sandy bottom site. Shallow dive. Explore the rocks at the bay entrance or go for a swim outside the bay for more rocky structures.

Shallow dive site that is good to training and to refresh skills. Can be classed as confined water. Beach entry and contained by breakwall in the channel.