Imperieuse Reef
Protected Area
Rowley Shoals
Why dive here
With 365+ marine species recorded in the area - including barracuda, giant moray eels, grey reef sharks, hammerhead sharks and humpback whales - Imperieuse Reef offers some of Rowley Shoals's richest reef diving.
Imperieuse Reef, one of the three atolls making up the Rowley Shoals, feels properly remote. You're out in the Indian Ocean here, a good distance off the coast of Broome, and the journey alone makes it feel like an expedition. Diving here often involves drifting along the outer walls, watching for pelagics that cruise in the blue. We've seen reef sharks, dogtooth tuna, and big schools of trevally on most trips. The coral itself is healthy, plenty of hard corals, with soft corals filling in the gaps. It’s definitely a spot for divers who appreciate wide-angle views and a sense of genuine wilderness, rather than hunting for macro critters.
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Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for Imperieuse Reef
Imperieuse Reef Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for Imperieuse Reef, sourced from NOAA buoy data - nearest station: Open-Meteo grid (-17.45, 119.14) (0km away)
August Averages
Based on 5 years of monitoring data · Data sources: NOAA NDBC
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