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Luncheon Bay “WEST“
Whitsundays, Queensland, Australia
EntryBoat
Max depth13 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyGreat Barrier Reef
Water temp22–28°C
Estimated from climate dataMar–May
About this site
Luncheon Bay “WEST“ is a dive site near Whitsundays, 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 reef sharks, sea turtles, moray eels, groupers, tiger sharks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 22 to 28 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Tiger SharkGaleocerdo cuvier- Golden ButterflyfishChaetodon aureofasciatus
Lemon DamselPomacentrus moluccensis
Barred SpinefootSiganus doliatus- Rainford's ButterflyfishChaetodon rainfordi
Spiny ChromisAcanthochromis polyacanthus- Spanish FlagLutjanus carponotatus
Beaked ButterflyfishChelmon rostratus
Nearby sites
- 1Manta Ray Bay1.2 km
- 2Butterfly Bay “KEYHOLE“2.7 km
- 3Cockatoo point5.0 km
- 4Black Island “WONDERWALL“5.7 km
- 5Blue Pearl Bay 27.3 km
- 6Explore31 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org