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    Jibbon Bombora

    Best months: Jan–Mar

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    Why dive here

    With 199+ marine species recorded in the area - including blue sharks, bull sharks, dolphins, dugongs and great white sharks - Jibbon Bombora offers some of Sydney & New South Wales's richest diving. Water ranges 18-23°C, warmest January, February, March.

    Best timeJan–Mar
    WetsuitA 3mm full wetsuit
    Marine lifeBlue Sharks, Bull Sharks, Dolphins, Dugongs and Great White Sharks · 199+ species recorded
    Water18-23°C · warmest January, February, March
    StandoutExceptional marine biodiversity

    Jibbon Bombora, just off Bundeena, holds a special place in our Sydney dive calendar. It’s a proper pinnacle, rising from deep water, and we love how it consistently delivers. You drop onto the top, usually around 12-15 metres, and then you can work your way around the edges. The visibility here often outshines other local spots, which is always a bonus, especially when those schools of Pacific sardines are thick enough to create shimmering tunnels. We often spot Freycinet's leatherjackets picking their way through the sponges and the occasional Waite's ghost shark lurking in the shadows if you’re patient and lucky. The currents can get a bit frisky, so it's definitely one for experienced divers comfortable with a drift, but that's precisely why it attracts the bigger pelagics. Keep an eye out for Cosmopolitan spurdogs cruising past the deeper sections. It’s an exhilarating dive, a true blue-water experience without straying too far from the city.

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    Conditions

    Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for Jibbon Bombora

    Jibbon Bombora Ocean Conditions

    Monthly averages for Jibbon Bombora, sourced from Open-Meteo marine data - nearest station: Open-Meteo marine grid (-33.18, 151.63) (7km away)

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    October Averages

    Sea Temperature

    20°C

    67°F · Range: 18.5–20.7°C

    Air Temperature

    17°C

    63°F

    Wind Speed

    5.95 m/s

    11.6 knots

    Atmospheric Pressure

    1016.2 hPa

    Based on 4 years of monitoring data · Data sources: Open-Meteo marine data

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