Shore-entry guide with conditions, visibility, parking, and entry hazard details.
Protected Shellharbour jetty dive with fish life and rocky entry.
Protected Shellharbour jetty dive with fish life and rocky entry.
The Gravel Loader is a Bass Point jetty dive in Shellharbour, where the old loader, its pylons, and the nearby moorings create a clear structure dive with plenty to inspect. The site rewards patient cruising along the jetty and around its end, with fish often holding station in the water column and small life tucked into the sheltered bits. On calm days it can produce grey nurse sharks, cuttlefish, lionfish, banded coral shrimp, blue groper, old wife, kingfish, and other reef regulars.
Conservative research baseline blended with 1 dive by 1 diver.
Depth range, seasonality, and planning context.
Reported Depth
0m - 18m
Depth Note
Shore dive with an average depth around 10 m and a max around 18 m.
Best Season
Summer
Typical Conditions
Generally well-protected from prevailing conditions, but low swell matters because the rocky entry and exit can get pushy when seas pick up.
Community notes to help plan your visit.
Scuba Diving
The old loader, pylons, and nearby moorings create a structure dive with plenty to inspect, and much of the life gathers around the pilings and sheltered bits.
Species commonly reported at this site, with direct links into their wildlife guides.
1 community dive logs and visit reports for this site.
Average conditions based on logged dives & visits.
Planning answers for access, conditions, timing, and site logistics.
Last Updated
Research Sources
Shore-entry guide with conditions, visibility, parking, and entry hazard details.
Jetty dive description, access via the boat-ramp side, and fish concentrated around the pylons.
Official tourism context for Shellharbour and Bass Point, including the marine life under the old jetty.
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