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Manta Arch South Solitary Island
Emerald Beach, New South Wales, Australia

Max depth31 m
LevelEstimated: Advanced and up
Water bodyTasman Sea
Water temp21–26°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–May
About this site
Manta Arch South Solitary Island is a reef dive site near Emerald Beach, New South Wales, Australia, in the Tasman Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 31 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, reef sharks, jacks, bull sharks, tiger sharks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 21 to 26 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
White SharkCarcharodon carcharias
Sandbar SharkCarcharhinus plumbeus
Yellowtail KingfishSeriola lalandi
Grey Nurse SharkCarcharias taurus
Bull SharkCarcharhinus leucas
Tiger SharkGaleocerdo cuvier
Spotted WobbegongOrectolobus maculatus
Blackspot GoatfishParupeneus spilurus
Nearby sites
- 1Cleaner Station South Solitary Island0.0 km
- 2Buchanan's Wall South Solitary Island0.0 km
- 3South Boulder South Solitary Island0.0 km
- 4Grey Nurse Gutters (Shark Gutters) South Solitary Island0.0 km
- 5Northern Gutters South West Solitary Island6.2 km
- 6Plate Coral South West Solitary Island6.2 km
Straight-line distances.
Approximate area. The pin marks a neighbourhood, not an exact entry point.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org