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Gold Coast

Tide-timed shore dives, turtle day trips, and easy access to surf, rainforest, and city comfort

Updated Jan 23, 2026 • 23 sources

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Wildlife In Gold Coast

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots in Gold Coast.

Photo of Nudibranch
Molluscs

Nudibranch

5 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water
Rays

Stingrays

5 linked spots

Green sea turtle ( Chelonia mydas ), Moorea, French Polynesia
Turtles

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

4 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets
Saltwater Fishes

Grouper/Basslets

4 linked spots

Photo of Octopus
Molluscs

Octopus

3 linked spots

gray snake photography
Rays

Moray Eel

2 linked spots

Photo of Wobbegong
Sharks

Wobbegong

2 linked spots

Shark swimming with striped fish underwater
Sharks

Bull Shark

Carcharhinus leucas

1 linked spot

Three dolphins swimming in clear blue ocean water
Dolphins

Common Dolphin

Delphinus delphis

1 linked spot

Photo of Common Seahorse
Seahorses and Pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

1 linked spot

brown octopus swimming under the sea
Molluscs

Cuttlefish

1 linked spot

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )
Rays

Eagle Ray

1 linked spot

Photo of Eel
Saltwater Fishes

Eel

1 linked spot

Humpback Whale underwater shot
Whales

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

1 linked spot

Red lionfish (Pterois volitans) near Gilli Banta Island (near Komodo, Indonesia)
Saltwater Fishes

Lionfish

1 linked spot

a fish swimming in water
Saltwater Fishes

Parrotfish

1 linked spot

Photo of Reef Manta Ray
Rays

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

1 linked spot

Photo of Scorpionfish
Saltwater Fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

1 linked spot

a blue and white fish in an aquarium
Saltwater Fishes

Triggerfish

1 linked spot

Photo of Wolf Eel
Saltwater Fishes

Wolf Eel

Anarrhichthys ocellatus

1 linked spot

Photo of Zebra Shark
Sharks

Zebra Shark

Stegostoma tigrinum

1 linked spot