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Frankton Pier
Frankston, Victoria, Australia
EntryShore
Max depth6 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyBass Strait
Water temp13–19°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Frankton Pier is a dive site near Frankston, Victoria, Australia, in the Bass Strait. It is reached from the shore with a maximum depth of about 6 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes seahorses, nudibranchs, octopus, seals, cuttlefish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 13 to 19 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
- Big-belly SeahorseHippocampus abdominalis
- Southern Bluefin TunaThunnus maccoyii
- Flat-bottomed StarAsterias amurensis
Globe FishDiodon nicthemerus
ParritTrygonorrhina dumerilii
Sea-potatoEchinocardium cordatum- Tasmanian BlennyParablennius tasmanianus
- Southern Bobtail SquidEuprymna tasmanica
Nearby sites
- 1Mornington Pier10 km
- 2Mordialloc Pier15 km
- 3Ricketts Point19 km
- 4HMS J522 km
- 5South Channel Fort33 km
- 6Elsa's Reef 234 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org