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Middle Island
Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia
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Max depth14 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyGreat Australian Bight
Water temp14–18°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Middle Island is a pinnacle, reef and wall dive site near Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, in the Great Australian Bight. It has a maximum depth of about 14 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes lobsters, seals, cuttlefish, stingrays, octopus. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 14 to 18 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Red Rock LobsterJasus edwardsii
KelpieNotolabrus tetricus
Magpie PerchPseudogoniistius nigripes
ScalyfinParma victoriae- TupongPseudaphritis urvillii
DragonetBovichtus angustifrons
SweepScorpis aequipinnis- Kelp FishChironemus georgianus
Nearby sites
- 1Stingray Bay0.6 km
- 2Pickering Point0.6 km
- 3Old Aquarium0.8 km
- 4Warrnambool Breakwater, inside1.1 km
- 5Port Campbell Bay Reef51 km
- 6Port Campbell Jetty51 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org