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Heart Pontoon - Hardy Reef
Whitsundays, Queensland, Australia
EntryBoat
Max depth9 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyGreat Barrier Reef
Water temp23–29°C
Estimated from climate dataApr–Jun
About this site
Heart Pontoon - Hardy Reef is a reef dive site near Whitsundays, Queensland, Australia, in the Great Barrier Reef. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 9 m. Commonly reported marine life includes reef sharks, jacks, groupers, nudibranchs, napoleon wrasse. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 23 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
- Whitley's SeargentAbudefduf whitleyi
- Lemon DamselPomacentrus moluccensis
Napoleon WrasseCheilinus undulatus- Six-banded AngelfishPomacanthus sexstriatus
- Leopard Coral TroutPlectropomus leopardus
- Red-bellied FusilierCaesio cuning
- Giant TrevallyCaranx ignobilis
- Lined ButterflyfishChaetodon lineolatus
Nearby sites
- 1Bait Reef13 km
- 2Cruise Whitsundays Pontoon22 km
- 3Manta Ray Bay42 km
- 4Luncheon Bay “WEST“43 km
- 5Butterfly Bay “KEYHOLE“45 km
- 6Blue Pearl Bay 245 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org