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Gravel Loader
Shellharbour, New South Wales, Australia
EntryBoat
Max depth9 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyTasman Sea
Water temp18–24°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Gravel Loader is a dive site near Shellharbour, New South Wales, Australia, in the Tasman Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 9 m. Commonly reported marine life includes nurse sharks, lionfish, nudibranchs, cuttlefish, seals. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 18 to 24 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Grey Nurse SharkCarcharias taurus
Common StingareeTrygonoptera testacea- WrasseNotolabrus gymnogenis
- Maori WrasseOphthalmolepis lineolata
Crested Bullhead SharkHeterodontus galeatus
Red GroperAchoerodus viridis- White-earParma microlepis
- Girdled ParmaParma unifasciata
Nearby sites
- 13rd Gutter1.2 km
- 2The Gutter1.2 km
- 3Hole in the Wall1.3 km
- 4Blue Devil Cave1.3 km
- 5Bushrangers Bay1.3 km
- 6The Arch1.6 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org