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Balls Pyramid
Lord Howe Balls Pyramid · Lord Howe Island, Australia
EntryBoat
Max depth15 m–26 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyTasman Sea
Water temp19–24°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Balls Pyramid is a wall dive site, Lord Howe Island, Australia, in the Tasman Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 26 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Commonly reported marine life includes whale sharks, dolphins, reef sharks, soft corals, jacks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 19 to 24 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Galapagos SharkCarcharhinus galapagensis
Collector UrchinTripneustes gratilla
Orange WrassePseudolabrus luculentus
Round Ribbontail RayTaeniurops meyeni- Ballina AngelfishChaetodontoplus ballinae
- OarfishRegalecus glesne
PigfishBodianus unimaculatus
Yellowtail KingfishSeriola lalandi
Nearby sites
- 1Admiralty Islands27 km
- 2Erscott's Hole28 km
- 3Sylph's Hole28 km
- 4Malabar Reef29 km
- 5Comets Hole30 km
- 6Tenth of June31 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org