Forster Dive Centre - Sydney & New South Wales
Forster Dive Centre keeps things focused, running PADI courses and guided dives around the local spots. They’re a good pick if you’re looking to get certified or just want to explore the New South Wales coast without the fuss of a big resort operation. We’d suggest checking in with them about current conditions, as the local diving can really vary with the seasons. It’s a solid, no-nonsense base for getting wet in this part of Australia.
- Location
- Sydney & New South Wales, Australia, Australasia
- Coordinates
- -32.176643, 152.500470
- Website
- https://travel.padi.com/dive-center/australia/forster-dive-centre-2/
- Certification Agencies
- ["PADI"]
- Courses
- PADI Dive Center [padi:28586]
- Address
- Tuncurry, Australia
Dive Sites Near Forster Dive Centre
Forster Dive Centre provides access to 15 dive sites in Sydney & New South Wales.
- 3 mile Bommie (cave)
- 3 mile Bommie (reef)
- 3rd Gutter (reef)
- 3rd Gutter
- 4th-5th Reefs - 5-20m (reef)
- 7th and 8th Reefs (reef)
- Acheron Ledge (reef)
- Adelaide (Wreck) (wreck)
- Adelaide (Wreck) (wreck)
- Adreno (diving gear)
- Avoca (drift)
- Avoca
- Bait Reef (reef)
- Balmoral Baths
- Bare Island East (wall)
Other Dive Centres in Sydney & New South Wales
- Abyss Scuba Diving - ["PADI"]
- Aquatic Explorers
- CENTRAL COAST DIVERS - SSI
- Deep Sensations Pty Ltd
- Dive Centre Bondi - ["PADI"]
- Dive Centre Manly - ["PADI"]
- Dive Forster
- DIVE NEAR ME PTY LTD - SSI
- DIVE SWANSEA - SSI
- Eunoia Freediving - SSI
Marine Life in Sydney & New South Wales
Home to 202 recorded species including 129 reef fish, 41 sharks & rays, 9 whales & dolphins, 5 other, 4 crabs & lobsters, 3 octopus & squid.
Notable Marine Life
- Bull Shark (Carcharhinus leucas) - Sharks & Rays
- Spotted wobbegong (Orectolobus maculatus) - Sharks & Rays
- Bream (Acanthopagrus australis) - Reef Fish
- Port Jackson shark (Heterodontus portusjacksoni) - Sharks & Rays
- Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) - Sharks & Rays
- California Yellowtail (Seriola lalandi) - Reef Fish
- chambered nautilus (Nautilus pompilius) - Octopus & Squid
- Banjo Shark (Trygonorrhina fasciata) - Sharks & Rays
- blubber jellyfish (Catostylus mosaicus) - Jellyfish
- dory (Zeus faber) - Reef Fish