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Hastings Reef - Coral Gardens
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
EntryBoat
Max depth13 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyGreat Barrier Reef
Water temp24–29°C
Estimated from climate dataApr–Jul
About this site
Hastings 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 13 m. Commonly reported marine life includes nudibranchs, groupers, soft corals, reef sharks, sea fans. 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
Bridled ParrotfishScarus frenatus
Striped SurgeonfishAcanthurus lineatus
Bird WrasseGomphosus varius
Steephead ParrotfishChlorurus microrhinos
Checkerboard WrasseHalichoeres hortulanus
Coral RabbitfishSiganus corallinus
Triangular ButterflyfishChaetodon baronessa
Bluespot ButterflyfishChaetodon plebeius
Nearby sites
- 1Split Bommie, Hastings Reef0.2 km
- 2Hastings Reef - Fish Bowl0.2 km
- 3Hastings Reef Blue Lagoon1.1 km
- 4Central, Breaking Patches6.2 km
- 5Tree Peaks - Saxon Reef7.1 km
- 6Evolution, Saxon Reef7.4 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org