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Great Barrier Reef
Cairns City, Queensland, Australia
EntryBoat
Max depth14 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyCoral Sea
Water temp24–29°C
Estimated from climate dataApr–Jul
About this site
Great Barrier Reef is a reef dive site near Cairns City, Queensland, Australia, in the Coral Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 14 m. Commonly reported marine life includes 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
Blue BlubberCatostylus mosaicus- Splendid PonyfishEubleekeria splendens
Mud CrabScylla serrata- Giant MudskipperPeriophthalmodon freycineti
- BarramundiLates calcarifer
- Buffon's River-garfishZenarchopterus buffonis
- Barred MudskipperPeriophthalmus argentilineatus
- Spotted ScatScatophagus argus
Nearby sites
- 1Thetford Reef38 km
- 2Central, Breaking Patches43 km
- 3Moore Reef - Labyrinth45 km
- 4Moore Reef - 5 Ways47 km
- 5Split Bommie, Hastings Reef49 km
- 6Hastings Reef - Coral Gardens49 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org