Coral Sea, Australia

    Entrance Bommies

    Best months: Mar–Jul

    Why dive here

    With 113+ marine species recorded in the area - including dugongs, grey reef sharks, humpback whales, sea turtles and tiger sharks - Entrance Bommies offers some of Coral Sea's richest reef diving. Water ranges 25-30°C, warmest January, February, March.

    Best timeMar–Jul
    WetsuitA 3mm shorty or thin full wetsuit
    Marine lifeDugongs, Grey Reef Sharks, Humpback Whales, Sea Turtles and Tiger Sharks · 113+ species recorded
    Water25-30°C · warmest January, February, March
    CharacterReef dive
    StandoutRich in charismatic marine life

    Located at the entrance of Lady Musgrave Lagoon is the Entrance Bommie. This dive site has a depth of 18m and consists of a vast array of large bommies that have stunning plate corals on top. You’ll also see foliose coral, or lettuce leaf coral as we like to call them. Maximum depth: 16m. Average visibility: 12m. Foliose coral form beautiful, thin, plate like structures that often resemble the open petals of a flower. Overflowing in these bommies are thriving baitfish that attract large pelagic

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    Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for Entrance Bommies

    Entrance Bommies Ocean Conditions

    Monthly averages for Entrance Bommies, sourced from Open-Meteo marine data + Copernicus Marine (EU) - nearest station: Open-Meteo marine grid (-16.5, 148) (0km away)

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    October Averages

    Sea Temperature

    26°C

    79°F · Range: 25.4–29°C

    Current Speed

    10.3 cm/s

    Direction: SE (119.1°)

    Salinity

    35.38 PSU

    Based on 4 years of monitoring data · Data sources: Open-Meteo marine data + Copernicus Marine (EU)

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