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Sunshine Coast (Mooloolaba)

Wreck dives, turtle reefs, and hinterland escapes from an easy marina base

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Aussie’s Reef, Gneering Shoals

Reef

Easy Gneering Shoals reef with coral growth and shallow structure.

Visibility12 m

AccessChallenging entry effort

CoralMixed health

Marine LifeGreat variety

FacilitiesNo facilities

CurrentLight current

Barwon Banks

CaveDeepReef

Offshore rocky reef with caves, current, and pelagic action.

Visibility18 m

AccessDifficult access

CoralHealthy coral

Marine LifeExceptional variety

FacilitiesLimited facilities

CrowdFew visitors

CurrentStrong current

SurgeModerate surge

Big Plates

Reef

Easy local reef with plate corals and small overhangs.

Visibility12 m

AccessModerate entry effort

CoralHealthy coral

Marine LifeAverage variety

FacilitiesGood facilities

CrowdModerate

CurrentNo current

SurgeLight surge

Butterflies

Reef

Easy local reef with rolling terrain and reef-fish life.

Visibility12 m

AccessModerate entry effort

CoralMixed health

Marine LifeAverage variety

FacilitiesGood facilities

CrowdFew visitors

CurrentNo current

SurgeLight surge

Clown Reef

Reef

Shallow Mooloolaba reef with clownfish, anemones, and macro life.

Visibility12 m

AccessModerate entry effort

CoralHealthy coral

Marine LifeGreat variety

FacilitiesGood facilities

CrowdFew visitors

CurrentLight current

SurgeLight surge

Hanging Rock

Reef

Colorful outer reef overhang with coral and fish.

Visibility15 m

AccessSimple entry

CoralHealthy coral

Marine LifeGreat variety

FacilitiesGood facilities

CrowdQuite busy

CurrentNo current

SurgeLight surge

HMAS Brisbane (Wreck)

Artificial reefWreck

HMAS Brisbane (Wreck) is a wreck dive with boat access.

MKVI

CaveReef

MKVI is a cave dive with boat access.

Mudjimba Island Reef

ReefWall

Mudjimba Island Reef SW is a wall dive with boat access.

Not Set

Nurse Rock

Pinnacle

Twin-rock Sunshine Coast reef with swim-throughs and winter sharks.

Visibility11 m

AccessSimple entry

Marine LifeGreat variety

FacilitiesBasic facilities

Pinnacles

Pinnacle

Pinnacles is a pinnacle dive with boat access.

Soup Kitchen

Soup Kitchen is a cave dive with boat access.

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Aussie’s Reef, Gneering Shoals

Reef

Easy Gneering Shoals reef with coral growth and shallow structure.

Visibility12 m

AccessChallenging entry effort

CoralMixed health

Marine LifeGreat variety

FacilitiesNo facilities

CurrentLight current

Barwon Banks

CaveDeepReef

Offshore rocky reef with caves, current, and pelagic action.

Visibility18 m

AccessDifficult access

CoralHealthy coral

Marine LifeExceptional variety

FacilitiesLimited facilities

CrowdFew visitors

CurrentStrong current

SurgeModerate surge

Big Plates

Reef

Easy local reef with plate corals and small overhangs.

Visibility12 m

AccessModerate entry effort

CoralHealthy coral

Marine LifeAverage variety

FacilitiesGood facilities

CrowdModerate

CurrentNo current

SurgeLight surge

Butterflies

Reef

Easy local reef with rolling terrain and reef-fish life.

Visibility12 m

AccessModerate entry effort

CoralMixed health

Marine LifeAverage variety

FacilitiesGood facilities

CrowdFew visitors

CurrentNo current

SurgeLight surge

Clown Reef

Reef

Shallow Mooloolaba reef with clownfish, anemones, and macro life.

Visibility12 m

AccessModerate entry effort

CoralHealthy coral

Marine LifeGreat variety

FacilitiesGood facilities

CrowdFew visitors

CurrentLight current

SurgeLight surge

Hanging Rock

Reef

Colorful outer reef overhang with coral and fish.

Visibility15 m

AccessSimple entry

CoralHealthy coral

Marine LifeGreat variety

FacilitiesGood facilities

CrowdQuite busy

CurrentNo current

SurgeLight surge

HMAS Brisbane (Wreck)

Artificial reefWreck

HMAS Brisbane (Wreck) is a wreck dive with boat access.

MKVI

CaveReef

MKVI is a cave dive with boat access.

Mudjimba Island Reef

ReefWall

Mudjimba Island Reef SW is a wall dive with boat access.

Not Set

Nurse Rock

Pinnacle

Twin-rock Sunshine Coast reef with swim-throughs and winter sharks.

Visibility11 m

AccessSimple entry

Marine LifeGreat variety

FacilitiesBasic facilities

Pinnacles

Pinnacle

Pinnacles is a pinnacle dive with boat access.

Soup Kitchen

Soup Kitchen is a cave dive with boat access.

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