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Catherine Hill Coal Loader
Gwandalan, New South Wales, Australia
EntryBoat
Max depth10 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyTasman Sea
Water temp19–24°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Catherine Hill Coal Loader is a dive site near Gwandalan, New South Wales, Australia, in the Tasman Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 10 m. Commonly reported marine life includes nudibranchs, bull sharks, seals, sea turtles, jacks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 19 to 24 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Surf BreamAcanthopagrus australis
Sea SwallowGlaucus atlanticus
Brown Fur SealArctocephalus pusillus
Common StingareeTrygonoptera testacea
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Yellowtail Horse MackerelTrachurus novaezelandiae
Kapala StingareeUrolophus kapalensis
Eastern Shovelnose RayAptychotrema rostrata
Nearby sites
- 1Desoto Inlet0.5 km
- 2Ghosties2.2 km
- 3Chris’ Wall4.7 km
- 4Swansea Bridge8.0 km
- 5Lucy’s Wall8.2 km
- 6Bird Island8.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org