Wreck of HMAS Adelaide
Protected Area
Bouddi
Why dive here
With 199+ marine species recorded in the area - including blue sharks, bull sharks, dolphins, dugongs and great white sharks - Wreck of HMAS Adelaide offers some of Sydney & New South Wales's richest wreck diving. Water ranges 18-23°C, warmest January, February, March.
Diving the HMAS Adelaide is a proper Sydney wreck experience. We love this site because it’s a big, explorable frigate, scuttled deliberately in 2011, so it’s sitting upright and mostly intact. There’s a solid amount to poke around in, from the bridge to the helicopter hangar, and it’s open enough that you’re not squeezing through tight spots. Shoals of yellowtail scad often swirl around the mast, and we’ve seen plenty of wobbegongs tucked into nooks. On a good day, with the light streaming through the superstructure, it's really atmospheric, a proper sunken warship feeling. We’d suggest going on a weekday if you can, it gets busy on weekends. And watch for the current, it can pick up quickly, particularly around the bow.
Safety Notes
Wreck site - avoid penetration without wreck diving certification. Watch for sharp metal and entanglement hazards.
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Conditions
Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for Wreck of HMAS Adelaide
Wreck of HMAS Adelaide Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for Wreck of HMAS Adelaide, sourced from Open-Meteo marine data - nearest station: Open-Meteo marine grid (-33.18, 151.63) (7km away)
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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