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Egg Rock
Emu Park, Queensland, Australia
Max depth18 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyGreat Barrier Reef
Water temp21–28°C
Estimated from climate dataOct–May
About this site
Egg Rock is a reef dive site near Emu Park, Queensland, Australia, in the Great Barrier Reef. It has a maximum depth of about 18 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes soft corals, sea turtles, groupers. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 21 to 28 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
- Flatback TurtleNatator depressus
Hawksbill TurtleEretmochelys imbricata
Olive RidleyLepidochelys olivacea
Tiger SharkGaleocerdo cuvier- Dusky LeatherjacketParamonacanthus otisensis
- Pink Velvet ShrimpMetapenaeopsis rosea
- Queensland School MackerelScomberomorus queenslandicus
SharksuckerEcheneis naucrates
Nearby sites
- 1Barren Island6.1 km
- 2Bald Rock13 km
- 3Red beach14 km
- 4Big peninsula / Secret beach16 km
- 5Man and wife rocks16 km
- 6Butterfish bay16 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org