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Alma Bay
Magnetic Island, Queensland, Australia
EntryBoat
Max depth7 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyGreat Barrier Reef
Water temp23–29°C
Estimated from climate dataMar–Jun
About this site
Alma Bay is a dive site near Magnetic Island, Queensland, Australia, in the Great Barrier Reef. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 7 m. Commonly reported marine life includes nurse sharks, sea turtles, nudibranchs, reef sharks, jacks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 23 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Blacktip Reef SharkCarcharhinus melanopterus
Golden TrevallyGnathanodon speciosus
Giant TrevallyCaranx ignobilis
Great HammerheadSphyrna mokarran
Bengal SergeantAbudefduf bengalensis- Golden ButterflyfishChaetodon aureofasciatus
Blue-spotted StingrayTaeniura lymma- Chinese DamselNeopomacentrus bankieri
Nearby sites
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org