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Horseshoe Bay
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
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EntryBoat
Max depth6 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyGreat Barrier Reef
Water temp23–29°C
Estimated from climate dataApr–Jun
About this site
Horseshoe Bay is a dive site near Bowen, Queensland, Australia, in the Great Barrier Reef. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 6 m. Commonly reported marine life includes nudibranchs, stingrays, sea turtles, groupers, jacks. 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
- Golden ButterflyfishChaetodon aureofasciatus
Bengal SergeantAbudefduf bengalensis- Longfin EelAnguilla reinhardtii
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Beaked ButterflyfishChelmon rostratus
White Thread FishHolothuria leucospilota
Barred SpinefootSiganus doliatus
Blackeye ThicklipHemigymnus melapterus
Nearby sites
- 1Rose Bay1.3 km
- 2Blue Pearl Bay 265 km
- 3Black Island “WONDERWALL“67 km
- 4Cockatoo point68 km
- 5Butterfly Bay “KEYHOLE“70 km
- 6Luncheon Bay “WEST“72 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org