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Fish Rock Cave
South West Rocks, New South Wales, Australia
EntryBoat
Max depth24 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyTasman Sea
Water temp21–26°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Fish Rock Cave is a cave dive site near South West Rocks, New South Wales, Australia, in the Tasman Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 24 m. Commonly reported marine life includes nurse sharks, sea turtles, groupers, nudibranchs, stingrays. 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
Grey Nurse SharkCarcharias taurus
Spotted WobbegongOrectolobus maculatus- Gulf WobbegongOrectolobus halei
Hawksbill TurtleEretmochelys imbricata
Red GroperAchoerodus viridis
Round Ribbontail RayTaeniurops meyeni- Saddletail GrouperEpinephelus daemelii
Loggerhead TurtleCaretta caretta
Nearby sites
- 1Bait Reef55 km
- 2River Dive Coal Wharf Reserve55 km
- 3River Dive - Settlement Point56 km
- 4Bird Rock57 km
- 5PS Ballina Wreck57 km
- 6Cod Hole59 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org