Diving

Sydney Sites

I've dived at 47 sites in Sydney:

Name Location Area Country Wreck Freshwater Description Notes
Balmoral Beach Sydney Australia
Bare Island La Perouse Sydney Australia
Barron's Hut off Port Hacking Sydney Australia Good cave and tunnel - best with a small group of experienced divers so the silt isn't stirred up.
Bass and Flinders Point Cronulla Sydney Australia
Birchgrove Park Avalon Sydney Australia Wreck site 640 ton collier, sunk in a gale on August 2nd 1956. Only 4 of her crew of 14 survived.
Bombo Wollongong Sydney Australia Wreck site A steam-engined collier which sank in 1949 in a storm when the cargo of coal shifted. 2 men survived. Just accessible from Sydney as a day dive.
Camp Cove East of Watson's Bay Sydney Australia Entry at Green Point.
Cape Solander Round from Inscription Point, Kurnell Sydney Australia
Coolooli Long Reef Sydney Australia Wreck site Dredger, sunk deliberately as an artificial reef in 1980.
Dee Why Long Reef Sydney Australia Wreck site Double-ended Sydney ferry
East Shark Island Sydney Australia
Fairlight Manly Sydney Australia
Fish Reef off Port Hacking Sydney Australia One of Max's sites. It takes 20 minutes to circumnavigate the reef, and it has most of what you could ask for - swimthroughs, overhangs, cuttlefish and even a black stingray.
Galava Terrigal Sydney Australia Wreck site The 'Galava' was a 413 ton collier (steam-engined, single screw). Sunk February 9th 1927.
Gap Cave Boat left from Watson's Bay Sydney Australia
Hallcaine Sydney Australia Wreck site A wooden steamship, so only machinery is left - boiler, engine, anchor, winches and two bronze props.
Haven Sponge Gardens Terrigal Sydney Australia
Hole in the Wall Avalon Sydney Australia
Inscription Point Kurnell Sydney Australia
Lion Island Broken Bay Sydney Australia
Long Bay Fisherman's Road, Malabar Sydney Australia The suburb of Long Bay was renamed Malabar after the 1931 shipwreck. Sheltered from the north, but not a whole lot to see.
Long Reef Dee Why Sydney Australia
Magic Point Cronulla Sydney Australia Grey nurse sharks https://www.abyss.com.au/en/magic-point-boat-dive
Manly Around the corner from Shelly Beach Sydney Australia
Middle Ground Out from Port Hacking Sydney Australia
Midway Reef Dee Why Sydney Australia
Nerong Norah Head, Terrigal Sydney Australia Wreck site
North Bondi Sydney Australia
North Head Sydney Australia PADI Deep Course November 1988
Not the Foggy Shark Cave Terrigal Sydney Australia
Not the Yambacoona Terrigal Sydney Australia
Oak Park Oak Park Sydney Australia
Osborne Shoals Sydney Australia
Royal Shepherd South Head Sydney Australia Wreck site
Shelly Beach Manly Sydney Australia
Shiprock Port Hacking Sydney Australia
South Head Sydney Australia PADI Deep Course November 1988
The Apartments Long Reef, Collaroy Sydney Australia A 5 minute boat trip from the beach at Collaroy. Big boulders and a good swim-through. Large shoals of yellowtail & nannegai. Wobbegong.
The Balcony off Royal National Park Sydney Australia
The Gutter Bass Point, Shellharbour Sydney Australia
The Pinnacles, Avalon North of Avalon Beach Sydney Australia Atlantis Divers run trips to this site from Palm Beach. If you keep your eyes peeled you might see a sea dragon.
The Wall, Long Reef Collaroy Sydney Australia
Tuggerah Royal National Park Sydney Australia Wreck site Collier, 749 g.t. Built on the Clyde in 1912. Sank in gale May 1919.
Underwater Wilderness off Royal National Park Sydney Australia
Undola off Royal National Park Sydney Australia Wreck site Collier, 429 g.t. Built Paisley 1909. Sunk December 1918. No survivors.
Valiant NE of Barrenjoey Light Sydney Australia Wreck site The Valiant was a tug, which sank in 1981 on its way to be scuttled after the Maritime Services Board failed to survey it. The tow rope parted in rough weather and 30 seconds later it sank. The wreck is lying tilted over to its port side in 28m and is intact, but beginning to rust through. It is possible to swim round the engine room and crew's quarters, and there are plenty of fish to be seen, including a moray eel.
West Point Pitt Water Sydney Australia