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Butterfly Bay “KEYHOLE“
Whitsundays, Queensland, Australia
EntryBoat
Max depth11 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyGreat Barrier Reef
Water temp22–28°C
Estimated from climate dataMar–May
About this site
Butterfly Bay “KEYHOLE“ is a dive site near Whitsundays, Queensland, Australia, in the Great Barrier Reef. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 11 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Commonly reported marine life includes stingrays, barracuda, groupers, sea turtles, tiger sharks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 22 to 28 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
- Golden ButterflyfishChaetodon aureofasciatus
Lemon DamselPomacentrus moluccensis
Spiny ChromisAcanthochromis polyacanthus- Spanish FlagLutjanus carponotatus
- Rainford's ButterflyfishChaetodon rainfordi
Staghorn DamselAmblyglyphidodon curacao
Barred SpinefootSiganus doliatus
Redbreasted WrasseCheilinus fasciatus
Nearby sites
- 1Cockatoo point2.5 km
- 2Luncheon Bay “WEST“2.7 km
- 3Black Island “WONDERWALL“3.1 km
- 4Manta Ray Bay3.8 km
- 5Blue Pearl Bay 25.3 km
- 6Explore31 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org