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Bait Reef
Whitsundays, Queensland, Australia
Water bodyGreat Barrier Reef
Water temp23–29°C
Estimated from climate dataApr–Jun
About this site
Bait Reef is a reef dive site near Whitsundays, Queensland, Australia, in the Great Barrier Reef. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, reef sharks, sea fans, jacks, cuttlefish. 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
Crown-of-thorns StarfishAcanthaster planci
FlowerfishPearsonothuria graeffei
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesus
Old GloryKoumansetta rainfordi- Dotted WrasseCirrhilabrus punctatus
Southern Rough ShrimpTrachysalambria curvirostris
Two-lined Monocle BreamScolopsis bilineata
Barred SpinefootSiganus doliatus
Nearby sites
- 1Heart Pontoon - Hardy Reef13 km
- 2Manta Ray Bay31 km
- 3Luncheon Bay “WEST“32 km
- 4Blue Pearl Bay 233 km
- 5Cruise Whitsundays Pontoon33 km
- 6Butterfly Bay “KEYHOLE“34 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org