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Clipper
Trinity Beach, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
EntryBoat
Max depth17 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyGreat Barrier Reef
Water temp24–29°C
Estimated from climate dataApr–Jul
About this site
Clipper is a reef dive site near Trinity Beach, Queensland, Australia, in the Great Barrier Reef. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 17 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes reef sharks, groupers, nudibranchs, stingrays, napoleon wrasse. 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
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesus- Steephead ParrotfishChlorurus microrhinos
- Bridled ParrotfishScarus frenatus
- Reticulated DascyllusDascyllus reticulatus
- Bigeye EmperorMonotaxis grandoculis
- Bicolor ParrotfishCetoscarus ocellatus
- Red BassLutjanus bohar
- Striped SurgeonfishAcanthurus lineatus
Nearby sites
- 1Norman Reef - Playgrounds0.1 km
- 2Plate Top0.2 km
- 3Norman Reef Pontoon0.3 km
- 4Table Top0.7 km
- 5Fingers, Norman Reef1.0 km
- 6Troppos, Norman Reef1.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org