Log This Dive

Gordon Rocks

Gordon Rocks is one of those places you dream about, the kind where you pinch yourself underwater. We always push for an early start here, before the other boats arrive, because the real magic happens at first light. Dropping in, you're looking for hammerheads, plain and simple. Not just one or two, but sometimes dozens, cruising the channel between the rocks. We’ve had dives where the wall of sharks was so thick, it felt like swimming through a moving forest. Aside from the main event, keep an eye out for curious sea lions zipping past, their whiskers tickling your fins, and the distinctive yellow nutsedge clinging to the rocks. It’s a drift dive, so you just go with the flow, eyes peeled into the blue. The currents can pick up, no doubt about it, so it’s definitely one for divers comfortable in moving water. While the sharks are the star, we also love spotting the oddly patterned calico lizardfish hugging the bottom, and the striking masked morays peering from crevices. It’s a sensory overload, a loud hum of expectation, and the constant rush of water.