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Cathederals
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Max depth30 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyGreat Barrier Reef
Water temp24–29°C
Estimated from climate dataApr–Dec
About this site
Cathederals is a pinnacle, reef and wall dive site near Cairns, Queensland, Australia, in the Great Barrier Reef. It has a maximum depth of about 30 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, sea turtles, reef sharks, moray eels, jacks. 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
Bird WrasseGomphosus varius
Bridled ParrotfishScarus frenatus
Barred ThicklipHemigymnus fasciatus- Greensnout ParrotfishScarus spinus
Checkerboard WrasseHalichoeres hortulanus
Speckled ButterflyfishChaetodon citrinellus
Brown SurgeonfishAcanthurus nigrofuscus
Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus sordidus
Nearby sites
- 1Pools5.4 km
- 2Petaj5.6 km
- 3Flynn Reef - Coral Gardens5.6 km
- 4Boulders5.8 km
- 5Three Sisters5.9 km
- 6Tennis courts6.0 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org