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Blue Buoy
Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia
Water bodyGreat Barrier Reef
Water temp24–29°C
Estimated from climate dataApr–Jul
About this site
Blue Buoy is a reef dive site near Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia, in the Great Barrier Reef. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, whale sharks, soft corals, nudibranchs, reef sharks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 24 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
TigerfishBohadschia argus
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Blackspotted PufferArothron nigropunctatus
Bridled ParrotfishScarus frenatus
Steephead ParrotfishChlorurus microrhinos
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesus
TrumpetfishAulostomus chinensis
Freckled HawkfishParacirrhites forsteri
Nearby sites
- 1The Wedge0.4 km
- 2Bashful Bommie0.5 km
- 3St. Crispin's Reef14 km
- 4Great Barrier Reef19 km
- 5Advanced Bommie21 km
- 6Agincourt Reef No. 1 - Trigger Fish City23 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org