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Flynn Reef
Cairns, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
EntryBoat
Max depth15 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyGreat Barrier Reef
Water temp24–29°C
Best monthsJun–Nov
About this site
Flynn Reef is a reef dive site near Cairns, Queensland, Australia, in the Great Barrier Reef. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 15 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Commonly reported marine life includes sea turtles, reef sharks, nudibranchs, octopus, groupers. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 24 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesus
Red BassLutjanus bohar
Steephead ParrotfishChlorurus microrhinos
Bird WrasseGomphosus varius
Blackspotted PufferArothron nigropunctatus
Striped SurgeonfishAcanthurus lineatus
Bicolor ParrotfishCetoscarus ocellatus
Sixbar WrasseThalassoma hardwicke
Nearby sites
- 1Ski Slopes0.4 km
- 2Flynn Reef - Little Tracy's0.4 km
- 3Flynn Reef - 2 Gordon's0.4 km
- 4Gordons Mooring0.5 km
- 5Tennis courts0.7 km
- 6Boulders1.0 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org