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Cruise Whitsundays Pontoon
Great Barrier Reef, Australia
EntryBoat
Max depth12 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyGreat Barrier Reef
Water temp22–28°C
Estimated from climate dataApr–Jun
About this site
Cruise Whitsundays Pontoon is a reef dive site, Australia, in the Great Barrier Reef. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 12 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Commonly reported marine life includes eagle rays, stingrays, nudibranchs, octopus. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 22 to 28 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Southern Giant ClamTridacna derasa
Ocellated Eagle RayAetobatus ocellatus
Crown-of-thorns StarfishAcanthaster planci
CurryfishStichopus herrmanni
Giant ClamTridacna gigas
Striped SurgeonfishAcanthurus lineatus
Blue Dragon NudibranchPteraeolidia semperi
Blue-spotted StingrayTaeniura lymma
Nearby sites
- 1Heart Pontoon - Hardy Reef22 km
- 2Bait Reef33 km
- 3Manta Ray Bay64 km
- 4Luncheon Bay “WEST“64 km
- 5Blue Pearl Bay 266 km
- 6Butterfly Bay “KEYHOLE“66 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