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Coral Gardens Split Solitary Island
Sapphire Beach, New South Wales, Australia

Max depth18 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyTasman Sea
Water temp21–26°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–May
About this site
Coral Gardens Split Solitary Island is a reef dive site near Sapphire Beach, New South Wales, Australia, in the Tasman Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 18 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes reef sharks, bull sharks, tiger sharks, sea turtles, nudibranchs. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 21 to 26 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
White SharkCarcharodon carcharias
Sandbar SharkCarcharhinus plumbeus
Bull SharkCarcharhinus leucas
Tiger SharkGaleocerdo cuvier
Grey Nurse SharkCarcharias taurus
Dusky WhalerCarcharhinus obscurus
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Reef Manta RayMobula alfredi
Nearby sites
- 1Buchanan's Wall South Solitary Island9.1 km
- 2Cleaner Station South Solitary Island9.1 km
- 3South Boulder South Solitary Island9.1 km
- 4Manta Arch South Solitary Island9.1 km
- 5Grey Nurse Gutters (Shark Gutters) South Solitary Island9.1 km
- 6Northern Gutters South West Solitary Island9.9 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org