Lonsdale Wall
Protected Area
Port Phillip Heads
Why dive here
With 129+ marine species recorded in the area - including blue sharks, blue whales, dolphins, dwarf minke whales and great white sharks - Lonsdale Wall offers some of Victoria's richest wall diving. Water ranges 13-20°C, warmest January, February, March.
Lonsdale Wall is the remains of an ancient Yarra River gorge formed when sea levels were lower during the ice age. Now flooded between Point Lonsdale and Point Nepean, the one kilometre wall offers divers overhangs, canyons and ledges filled with diverse fish and invertebrate life. Maximum depth: 23m. Average visibility: 9m. Overhangs, canyons and ledges host diverse fish and invertebrates, including Blue Devils, Leatherjackets, Sea Sweep and even Wobbegongs, with colourful sponges, corals and hydroids hidd
Safety Notes
Cold water this month (avg 15°C). Drysuit or thick wetsuit (7mm+) recommended.
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Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for Lonsdale Wall
Lonsdale Wall Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for Lonsdale Wall, sourced from Open-Meteo marine data - nearest station: Open-Meteo marine grid (-38.3, 144.7) (0km away)
October Averages
Sea Temperature
15°C
58°F · Range: 13.4–16.3°C
Based on 4 years of monitoring data · Data sources: Open-Meteo marine data
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