Diving in Victoria
Why dive here
Victoria offers some of Australia's richest diving, with 129+ marine species recorded in the area - including blue sharks, blue whales, dolphins, dwarf minke whales and great white sharks.
Port Phillip Bay's piers and artificial reefs, weedy sea dragons at Flinders, and the Shipwreck Coast. Melbourne divers enjoy year-round temperate diving.
Victoria Dive Site Map
Dive sites and dive centres in Victoria
Victoria Dive Sites
76 dive sites in Victoria
Anderson Reef
Located in Victoria, Australia, Anderson Reef is a reef dive site.
Annabella Reef
Annabella Reef is a reef dive site in Victoria, Australia.
Antares Rock
Antares Rock offers diving in Victoria, Australia.
Bella Vista Reef
Bella Vista Reef offers reef diving in Victoria, Australia.
Big Reef
Located in Victoria, Australia, Big Reef is a reef dive site.
Bird Rock
Bird Rock is a dive site in Victoria, Australia.
Black Reef
Black Reef is a reef dive site in Victoria, Australia.
Blairgowrie Pier
Double Wall is a cracking way to kick off a Brac dive trip, especially if you’re staying up on the northwest end. We love dropping in here first. It’s got a classic Caribbean wall feel, starting shallow and just… dropping. We often find the visibility here can be truly exceptional, sometimes pushing past that 20m average, giving you this incredible sense of scale as you peer down the blue. Keep an eye out for the big barrel sponges clinging to the wall, they’re impressive, and often have a couple of cleaner shrimp busy at work inside. The corals are healthy, lots of star corals and rose coral formations, providing shelter for plenty of smaller stuff. You’ll definitely see schools of fusiliers and snapper, particularly the mutton snapper, hugging the wall, and the resident parrotfish are always munching away, creating those little puffs of sand. We’ve had some fantastic encounters with Caribbean reef sharks here, just cruising by in the deeper water, and it’s a reliable spot for turtles too. For a relaxed but undeniably beautiful wall dive, Double Wall delivers.
Boarfish Reef
Eagle Ray Pass, up on Grand Cayman's North Side, feels like a proper deep dive, even though our maximum here is 25m. The reef stretches towards the barrier, a mix of chunky finger corals and sandy patches. It's the kind of site where you drift along the wall, keeping an eye out into the blue. We love it for those mid-morning dives, just as the light really starts to filter down. We've often seen Caribbean reef sharks cruising the drop-off, and, true to its name, spotted eagle rays often glide through the sandy channels. It’s also a surprisingly good spot for the smaller stuff if you slow down; look for pearl blennies poking out of holes and cryptic clingfish nestled in the coral. We'd suggest this site for anyone comfortable with a gentle drift and happy to spend time looking both wide and small.
Captain Nitros' Drop-off
Fisherman's Rock is one of those spots we keep coming back to. It’s a proper pinnacle, rising from the deep, with one side spilling onto the main reef and the other dropping away into the big blue. We love drifting along the top, maybe 10-15m, where the soft corals just explode with colour – purples, pinks, oranges, swaying gently in the current. You’ll spend most of your time with your head on a swivel, watching for the bigger stuff that cruises past. We’ve seen giant trevally flash through, and once, a curious silver tip shark made a wide pass. Below the surface, the sound is a low hum of water and snapping shrimp. Keep an eye out for the smaller residents too; the pearl-spotted wrasse flitting around the coral heads are always a treat. Our favourite time to dive it is mid-morning, just as the sun really starts to hit those soft corals. It's not a difficult dive, mostly a drift, but we'd suggest it for divers comfortable in a bit of current, just to fully appreciate the flow over the pinnacle.
Castle Rock
Four Sponges, over on the east end of Sandy Bay, is one of those sites we keep coming back to. The reef top sits around 10-14 metres, just right for a relaxed glide, and the wall itself drops to 22 metres. We love drifting along here, letting the gentle current do the work. The site gets its name from a quartet of truly enormous barrel sponges, which feel ancient, almost like they’re watching you. Poke around the crevices and you’ll find plenty of action. We’ve seen broad shad hanging out, and our favourite, the tiny saddled blennies, poking their heads from their coral hidey-holes. Look for clinging crabs tucked into the reef, their eyes on stalks, and the subtle beauty of a hamlet or a rusty goby. Visibility is generally excellent, around 20-25 metres, and it’s a site that suits everyone from newer divers to those looking to refine their buoyancy along the wall.
Cat Reef
Cat Reef is a reef dive site in Victoria, Australia.
Victoria Dive Centres
Ocean Wildlife in Victoria
129 species recorded in Victoria
Victoria Daylight & Sunrise/Sunset
Sunrise and sunset times for Victoria, calculated from coordinates
Today - Monday 24 August
Sunrise
06:58
Sunset
17:54
Daylight
10h 56m
Golden Hour
17:18
First light (dawn) at 06:31 · Last light (dusk) at 18:21
Monthly Averages
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 05:16 | 19:49 | 14h 33m |
| Feb | 05:52 | 19:24 | 13h 32m |
| Mar | 06:21 | 18:44 | 12h 23m |
| Apr | 06:50 | 17:57 | 11h 7m |
| May | 07:17 | 17:22 | 10h 5m |
| JunShortest | 07:38 | 17:09 | 9h 31m |
| Jul | 07:37 | 17:21 | 9h 43m |
| AugNow | 07:10 | 17:46 | 10h 36m |
| Sep | 06:25 | 18:13 | 11h 48m |
| Oct | 05:38 | 18:40 | 13h 2m |
| Nov | 05:02 | 19:13 | 14h 11m |
| DecLongest | 04:54 | 19:43 | 14h 49m |
Times are approximate local times based on longitude. Actual times may vary slightly depending on the exact timezone observed in Victoria.
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Marine Protected Areas near Victoria
42 protected areas near Victoria - please respect local regulations when diving
Apollo
Mornington Peninsula & Western Port
Western Port
Corner Inlet
Corner Inlet Marine and Coastal Park
Wilsons Promontory
Twelve Apostles
Port Phillip Bay (Western Shoreline) and Bellarine Peninsula
Wilsons Promontory Marine Park
Point Addis
Port Phillip Heads
French Island
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