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Outer Rock
Yeppoon, Queensland, Australia
Max depth16 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyGreat Barrier Reef
Water temp21–28°C
Estimated from climate dataNov–Apr
About this site
Outer Rock is a reef dive site near Yeppoon, Queensland, Australia, in the Great Barrier Reef. It has a maximum depth of about 16 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes soft corals, sea turtles, groupers, sea fans. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 21 to 28 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
- Flatback TurtleNatator depressus
Olive RidleyLepidochelys olivacea
Hawksbill TurtleEretmochelys imbricata- Longfin GrouperEpinephelus quoyanus
Graceful CowriePurpuradusta gracilis
Mistaken CowrieErronea errones
Bluespotted HindCephalopholis cyanostigma
Coral CodCephalopholis miniata
Nearby sites
- 1Man and wife rocks7.0 km
- 2Big peninsula / Secret beach9.8 km
- 3Butterfish bay10 km
- 4Observatory12 km
- 5Bald Rock13 km
- 6Wreck beach13 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org