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Challenger Bay
Great Barrier Reef, Australia
EntryBoat
Max depth30 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyGreat Barrier Reef
Water temp25–29°C
Estimated from climate dataApr–Dec
About this site
Challenger Bay is a reef dive site, Queensland, Australia, in the Great Barrier Reef. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 30 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Commonly reported marine life includes nudibranchs, eagle rays, stingrays, soft corals, groupers. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 25 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesus
LionfishPterois volitans
Coral CodCephalopholis miniata
Barrier Reef AnemonefishAmphiprion akindynos
Whale SharkRhincodon typus
Blackspotted PufferArothron nigropunctatus
Red BassLutjanus bohar
Spinecheek AnemonefishAmphiprion biaculeatus
Nearby sites
- 1Pixie Wall1.7 km
- 2Pixie Garden2.1 km
- 3Pixie Pinnacle2.3 km
- 4Goggle Gardens4.0 km
- 5Lighthouse Bommie4.4 km
- 6Cod Hole28 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org