Barwon Banks

Located 22 nautical miles offshore, conditions have to be perfect to visit this rocky reef that rises from 40 metres to 22 metres. A dive for experienced divers only, the rocky reef at Barwon Banks is riddled with caves, ledges, bommies and gutters.

Decorating this varied terrain are black coral trees, soft corals, gorgonians and sea whips. While a good collection of reef fish and invertebrate species reside on this reef.

Level

Level

Advanced

Visibility

Visibility

16 m

Current

Current

Light Current
No Current
Strong Current

DIVE TYPES

DIVE TYPES

Drift Dive
Macro Spot
Cleaning Station
Pinnacle, Needle, Seamount

Temperature & Visibility

Dives

Wildlife Diversity

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Tunnels

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Local reef dive site, suitable for beginner divers. Vary depths. Majority of the topography is coral and sand with slight rocky face in areas.

Clown Reef

CLOWN FISH EVERYWHERE! Dropping down on this site looks like boulder city at one end and gullys at the other. You can find 1000’s of anenomies and clownish at this site.

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Butterfly is a unique dive site that we get to visit on special occasions. Hill like surroundings and overhanging structures, lots to see on this amazing dive site.

Pinnacles

The pinnacles is one of the most popular dive sites on the Mooloolaba Coral Reefs. There are 2 pinnacles that rise from the sand in 24 metres. The top of one pinnacle is 16 metres and the other rises to 14 metres. This site is very easy to navigate with beautiful corals and tropical fish.

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MKVI

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