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Bushrangers Bay
Shellharbour, New South Wales, Australia
EntryBoat
Max depth14 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyTasman Sea
Water temp18–24°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Bushrangers Bay is a dive site near Shellharbour, New South Wales, Australia, in the Tasman Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 14 m. Commonly reported marine life includes nurse sharks, stingrays, nudibranchs, cuttlefish, seals. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 18 to 24 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Grey Nurse SharkCarcharias taurus
Common StingareeTrygonoptera testacea- WrasseNotolabrus gymnogenis
- Maori WrasseOphthalmolepis lineolata
Crested Bullhead SharkHeterodontus galeatus
Red GroperAchoerodus viridis- White-earParma microlepis
- Girdled ParmaParma unifasciata
Nearby sites
- 1The Arch0.3 km
- 2Hole in the Wall0.4 km
- 3Lou’s Reef0.5 km
- 4The Gutter0.5 km
- 53rd Gutter0.8 km
- 6Blue Devil Cave0.8 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org