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Big Seal
Smiths Lake, New South Wales, Australia

Max depth40 m
LevelEstimated: Advanced and up
Water bodyTasman Sea
Water temp20–25°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Big Seal is a drift, reef and wall dive site near Smiths Lake, New South Wales, Australia, in the Tasman Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 40 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes jacks, sea turtles, groupers, dolphins, bull sharks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 20 to 25 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
White SharkCarcharodon carcharias
Grey Nurse SharkCarcharias taurus
MadoAtypichthys strigatus- PigGirella elevata
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Spotted WobbegongOrectolobus maculatus- Ocean LeatherjacketNelusetta ayraud
Port Jackson SharkHeterodontus portusjacksoni
Nearby sites
- 1SS Satara3.5 km
- 2North Rock27 km
- 3Latitude Rock27 km
- 4Broughton Island The Looking Glass29 km
- 5SS Oakland38 km
- 6Cabbage Tree Island40 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org