Coral Sea, Australia

    Turtle Bommie

    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 - Turtle Bommie 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 10m off the Lady Musgrave Lagoon Wall towards the Northern end, A turtle cleaning station isolated on a sand patch accessible by snorkellers and scuba divers. Maximum depth: 15m. Average visibility: 13m. Species of green sea and hawksbill turtles are spotted getting a cleaning treated by cleaner wrasse.

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    Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for Turtle Bommie

    Turtle Bommie Ocean Conditions

    Monthly averages for Turtle Bommie, 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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