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Flynn Reef - Coral Gardens
Coral Gardens · Cairns, Queensland, Australia
EntryBoat
Max depth16 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyGreat Barrier Reef
Water temp24–29°C
Estimated from climate dataApr–Dec
About this site
Flynn Reef - Coral Gardens 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 16 m. Commonly reported marine life includes reef sharks, barracuda, groupers, stingrays, sea turtles. 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
- 1Tennis courts0.4 km
- 2Boulders0.4 km
- 3Gordons Mooring0.7 km
- 4Flynn Reef - 2 Gordon's0.7 km
- 5Flynn Reef - Little Tracy's0.8 km
- 6
Flynn Reef1.2 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org