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Julian Rocks - Split Bommie
Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia
EntryBoat
Max depth15 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyCoral Sea
Water temp21–27°C
Estimated from climate dataSep–Jul
About this site
Julian Rocks - Split Bommie is a pinnacle dive site near Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia, in the Coral Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 15 m. Commonly reported marine life includes nurse sharks, sea turtles, dolphins, nudibranchs, stingrays. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 21 to 27 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
- Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Spotted WobbegongOrectolobus maculatus- Hawksbill TurtleEretmochelys imbricata
- Loggerhead TurtleCaretta caretta
Indian Ocean Bottlenose DolphinTursiops aduncus
Zebra SharkStegostoma tigrinum
Grey Nurse SharkCarcharias taurus
Reef Manta RayMobula alfredi
Nearby sites
- 1Julian Rocks - Cod Hole0.0 km
- 2Julian Rocks - Nursery0.0 km
- 3Julian Rocks - Hugos Trench0.2 km
- 4Julian Rocks - Needles0.2 km
- 5Main Beach Wreck - Tassie III3.4 km
- 6Nine Mile Reef46 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org