Diving
Bennetts Head Bommie Dives
I've dived at Bennetts Head Bommie 5 times:
| Dive number | Date | Site | Location | Area | Country | Wreck | Freshwater | Depth (m) | Bottom time (min) | Total time (min) | Divers | Quality | Summary | Equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
542
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5 Oct 2013 | Bennetts Head Bommie | Underneath Bennetts Head Lookout | Forster | Australia | 10 | 51 | 51 | Iain Hosking |  |
Much better dive; shallow, relaxed, little current | Dry suit, I think | ||
| 546
|
4 Oct 2015 | Bennetts Head Bommie | Underneath Bennetts Head Lookout | Forster | Australia | 9 | 32 | 32 | Iain Hosking, Nick Heiniger |  |
Relaxing second dive around the bommie, and into the little cave in the middle. Plenty of fish life including an eagle ray and a Port Jackson shark looking very relaxed lying on top of a wobbegong. Heard whales singing throughout the dive; rather magical. Saw them on the surface too, along with a pair of dolphins. | Wet suit, hired aluminium tank, BC, 24 lbs | ||
| 548
|
30 Dec 2015 | Bennetts Head Bommie | Underneath Bennetts Head Lookout | Forster | Australia | 9 | 43 | 43 | Iain Hosking, Nick Heiniger | |
Second dive of the day, and also not written up at the time, so if we didn't see the wobbegong on the first dive, it was on this one. | Hired wet suit, alloy tank and BC. 21 lbs | ||
| 550
|
2 Oct 2016 | Bennetts Head Bommie | Underneath Bennetts Head Lookout | Forster | Australia | 11 | 44 | 44 | Iain Hosking, Nick Heiniger | |
Second dive of the day, under Bennett's Head lookout (from which we saw humpback whales yesterday).This site features a little cave (big enough for two divers), and highlights were a large eagle ray out in the open and another unidentified ray under a rock. Toadfish were amusing as always, and a little black and white octopus in a crevice rounded out the dive. | Hired wet suit, alloy tank and BC. 18 lbs in shot belt | ||
| 560
|
1 Oct 2017 | Bennetts Head Bommie | Underneath Bennetts Head Lookout | Forster | Australia | 9 | 40 | 40 | Iain Hosking, Matt Clark | |
Nick was keen to find a spot with less wave action than the first dive and fell back to this popular but shallow spot. Very light and clear (once again, when not stirred up by the wave action). Highlight was several eagle rays. | Fourth Element dry suit, Oceanic Chute 2, 10 litre tank. 29lbs |