Diving in Coffs Harbour

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Diving Coffs Harbour. With over 25 exciting dive sites we have it all at the Solitary Islands!

The Solitary Islands Marine Park runs for 90 km north starting at Coffs Harbour. Coffs Harbour is centrally located between Sydney and Brisbane on the NSW north coast. This is where the warm Great Barrier reef waters from the north, meet the cooler southern waters from Sydney and below – the sheltered Island havens are warmer than the coastal waters producing a unique blend of tropical and sub-tropical fish life, hard and soft corals, and spectacular marine life. Diving Coffs Harbour truly does offer more to see than Diving the Barrier Reef.

Dive with the endangered Grey Nurse Sharks – sure to get your Adrenalin pumping as these stunning creatures glide close to you in the water.

When to dive in Coffs Harbour

An extremely hard question to answer, in the Summer months (November to April) the water temperature rises from 19c to peak in March at between 24c and 26c. During that time we see tropical varieties breeze through with the East Australian Current, with the larger fish like Manta Rays and Leopard Sharks through to the smaller critters like the Ornate Ghost-Pipefish

Then from May thru to the end of June the water temperature stays above 20c. Then it drops to about 19-18c for the rest of Winter months. The Winter brings us a more abundant number of Grey Nurse Sharks and the special appearance of Giant Cuttlefish.

We really like the diving in the winter, and at the temperature it is, it compares to the southern tropical waters of the Barrier reef.

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Common marine life sightings for Coffs Harbour

More Information

Coffs Harbour is easily accessed by plane, car, train and bus and driving in and around Coffs Harbour is easy, with hire cars available both from the airport and in the centre of town.

Time Zone

UTC+10:00

Phone

+61

Currency

AUD

Voltage

230 V

Plug

Languages

English

1st Stage

INT / Yoke / K

Domestic airports

Coffs Harbour Airport (CFS)

International airports

Brisbane Airport (BNE)

Hyperbaric chamber

Sydney

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