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Castle Rock
Point Lonsdale, Victoria, Australia
EntryBoat
Max depth18 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyBass Strait
Water temp13–19°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Castle Rock is a dive site near Point Lonsdale, Victoria, Australia, in the Bass Strait. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 18 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, cuttlefish, stingrays, lobsters, seals. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 13 to 19 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
KelpieNotolabrus tetricus
ScalyfinParma victoriae
Yellowstriped LeatherjacketMeuschenia flavolineata
Horse-shoe LeatherjacketMeuschenia hippocrepis
Magpie PerchPseudogoniistius nigripes
Senator WrassePictilabrus laticlavius
Blue DevilParaplesiops meleagris
Necklace CarpetsharkParascyllium variolatum
Nearby sites
- 1Lonsdale Bommies1.3 km
- 2Foggy Reef2.2 km
- 3HMS J22.4 km
- 4Devil’s Dropoff2.6 km
- 5J4 Submarine Wreck2.7 km
- 6Rip Bank2.7 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org