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Flat Rock - Turtle Cave
Wellington Point, Queensland, Australia
EntryBoat
Max depth21 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyCoral Sea
Water temp21–27°C
Estimated from climate dataSep–Jun
About this site
Flat Rock - Turtle Cave is a cave dive site near Wellington Point, Queensland, Australia, in the Coral Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 21 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Commonly reported marine life includes nurse sharks, sea turtles, eagle rays, barracuda, nudibranchs. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 21 to 27 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Reef Manta RayMobula alfredi
Indian Ocean Bottlenose DolphinTursiops aduncus
Spotted WobbegongOrectolobus maculatus
Grey Nurse SharkCarcharias taurus
Ocellated Eagle RayAetobatus ocellatus
Zebra SharkStegostoma tigrinum
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Nearby sites
- 1Flat Rock - Nursery0.3 km
- 2Flat Rock - Shark Alley0.5 km
- 3Flat Rock - The Pinnacles0.5 km
- 4Flat Rock - Blue Corner1.3 km
- 5Sevens Reef2.0 km
- 6Boat Rock2.9 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org