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Fairy Bower
Manly, New South Wales, Australia
EntryShore
Max depth8 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyTasman Sea
Water temp19–24°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Fairy Bower is a dive site near Manly, New South Wales, Australia, in the Tasman Sea. It is reached from the shore with a maximum depth of about 8 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes bull sharks, cuttlefish, jacks, nudibranchs, seahorses. 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
Spotted WobbegongOrectolobus maculatus
Bull SharkCarcharhinus leucas
Red GroperAchoerodus viridisPort Jackson SharkHeterodontus portusjacksoni
Eastern Fiddler RayTrygonorrhina fasciata- Blue-spotted FlatheadPlatycephalus caeruleopunctatus
White's SeahorseHippocampus whitei
Common StingareeTrygonoptera testacea
Nearby sites
- 1Shelly Beach0.4 km
- 2Blue Fish Wall0.9 km
- 3Little Manly1.2 km
- 4Fairlight2.0 km
- 5Old Man's Hat2.2 km
- 6Waterfall2.4 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org
