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Diving report
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 Dive report - Lady Elliot to Byron Bay
These dive reports are the latest information available from dive charter operators between Lady Elliot Island and Byron Bay. Experienced divers will be aware that visibility and water temperature can change at any time, due to ocean currents or changing weather conditions and sea state, so although these reports are given to us in good faith, there is no guarantee that dive conditions will remain the same. However, it is a good guide to what’s been happening and does put you in touch with dive operators who you can call for more specific information about the dive sites in the reports.
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Updated at: 4.30pm Saturday, February 04, 2012
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Lady Elliot Island | | Vis: 30m at Spiders Ledge, Three Pyramids and Second Reef. Water temp: 27deg. Manta, eagle and bull rays, groper, turtles, reef sharks, nudibranchs, moray eels, batfish, maori wrasse, leopard sharks, sea snakes and trevally seen. | Lady Elliot Dive Centre 4156 4444 http://www.ladyelliot.com.au
| Rainbow Beach | | Too much swell on Wide Bay Bar to dive offshore. Will get out there again once swell decreases. | Wolf Rock Dive Centre 5486 8004 http://www.wolfrockdive.com.au
| Noosa | | The water off Noosa is still dirty due to freshwater runoff. Will dive again once visibility improves. | Dive Noosa 0405 300303 http://www.divenoosa.com
| Moreton Island | | Vis: 10m at the Curtin Artificial Reef. Water temp: 24deg. | Brisbane Dive Academy 38900342 http://www.brisbanediveacademy.com.au
| North Stradbroke Island | | Vis: 10m at Flat Rock. Water temp: 26deg. | Manta Lodge & Scuba Centre 3409 8888 http://www.mantalodge.com.au
| Tweed Coast | | Visibility on most inshore dive sites is poor due to freshwater runoff. Will dive again when visibility improves. | Ocean Diving & Photographics 0418 750084 http://www.oceandive.com.au
| Byron Bay | | Vis: 8m at the Cod Hole and Needles at Julian Rocks. Water temp: 24deg. Manta rays, leopard sharks, bull rays and turtles seen. | Sundive Dive Centre 02 6685 7755 http://www.sundive.com.au
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Diving videos
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Great dive sites
In 1994 Clint Hempsall was teaching people to dive on Lady Elliot Island. His natural talent with a camera scored him a job on Brownies Coastwatch and for the next five years he shot, produced and presented almost 300 Queensland and Pacific Islands dive site profiles for the show. Enjoy his excellent work. GO>>
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Creature feature videos
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Creature features
These videos on the creatures often encountered along the Queensland coast are terrific to show to kids so they learn about and develop an understanding of the marine environment. A lot of them are the work of Clint Hempsall and there is a series on Moreton Bay creatures from naturalist Neville Coleman. GO>>
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