Lavers Cay
Why dive here
With 113+ marine species recorded in the area - including dugongs, grey reef sharks, humpback whales, sea turtles and tiger sharks - Lavers Cay offers some of Coral Sea's richest reef diving. Water ranges 25-30°C, warmest January, February, March.
Lavers Cay, out in the Coral Sea, offers a classic Australian reef dive. Expect healthy hard corals and a good chance of pelagics cruising by in the deeper water. It's a site for divers comfortable with open ocean conditions, where currents can sometimes pick up, but the rewards are worth the effort. We'd suggest it for experienced divers looking for that remote Coral Sea feel.
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Conditions
Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for Lavers Cay
Lavers Cay Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for Lavers Cay, sourced from Open-Meteo marine data + Copernicus Marine (EU) - nearest station: Open-Meteo marine grid (-16.5, 148) (0km away)
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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