From Batemans Bay turn on to Beach rd follow down eventually it merges with George Bass dr turn left onto Burri Pt rd take 1st left which is Beach pde then 1st right Bay st here you will find the carpark where you can see the island.
DIVE SITE DESCRIPTION
This is a nice easy dive with a very short walk from the carpark to the water making it ideal for all fitness levels,the dive is best done left to right but can be done either.
Walk down the rock shelf on the left hand side towards the end there is a gutter which cant be missed you can make entry here the island is easily circumnavigated on a single tank even with poor air consumption and easily navigated keeping the wall on your right and eventually coming in to a sandy bay where you can walk out on sand with absolutely no waves making this dive even more comfortable.
On your first dive you will most likely burn around fairly quickly but its on subsequent dives that you will really appreciate this site giving you the confidence in knowing that you can take more time in exploring and enjoying this dive and still make it around onto the sand.
You can expect to see a great range of fish life for me I was surprised with the quantity of groupers here ranging from all sizes of the cycle with swimthroughs and crevices to investigate also large Bull rays,Numb rays and eagles when you come around you can investigate in and the patchy sections of kelp if you want to use your remaining air or do a safety stop if you so wish.
More: Car park is literally a few meters from the waters edge. The bay has an island in it that connects to the shore near the car park during low tide. To the south of this island is a sheltered shallow sandy and partly smooth rock entrance to the bay. Can normally find many stingrays in here.
You can enter this shallow bay and work your way to the right around the back of the island. Alternatively you can go through between the island where the water drops to about 10m very quickly and then circumnavigate the island, or swim further out to sea.
The site has a very interesting bottom, with flat like reef extending up in walls on a roughly 35 degree angle, and other sheer walls stretching up 10m. Further out you can find gulleys and other interesting terrain. A little kelp exists at the back of the island but in whole the site is pretty bare for plant life, although there are a number of fish around.
A great dive for the beginner, with enough interest to keep most divers happy. Best dived during southerlies. During northerlies, check out Broulee instead.
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