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Dragons Lair
Little Bay, New South Wales, Australia
Max depth26 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyTasman Sea
Water temp19–24°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Dragons Lair is a dive site near Little Bay, New South Wales, Australia, in the Tasman Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 26 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, bull sharks, seahorses, jacks, cuttlefish. 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
Red GroperAchoerodus viridis
Blue BlubberCatostylus mosaicus- Tiger FlatheadPlatycephalus richardsoni
Bull SharkCarcharhinus leucas
Common SeadragonPhyllopteryx taeniolatus- Sydney's Pygmy PipehorseIdiotropiscis lumnitzeri
- Big-belly SeahorseHippocampus abdominalis
- Halfbanded SeaperchHypoplectrodes maccullochi
Nearby sites
- 1Henry Head1.8 km
- 2Bare Island East2.1 km
- 3Bare Island West2.2 km
- 4The Steps3.1 km
- 5Whale Watching Platform3.5 km
- 6Sutherland Point3.7 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org