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Palm Beach Reef
Palm Beach, New South Wales, Australia
Water bodyCoral Sea
Water temp21–27°C
Estimated from climate dataSep–Jul
About this site
Palm Beach Reef is a reef dive site near Palm Beach, Queensland, Australia, in the Coral Sea. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, moray eels, stingrays, octopus, eagle rays. 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
Collector UrchinTripneustes gratilla
Ring CowrieMonetaria annulus
Starry MorayEchidna nebulosa
Sydney OctopusOctopus tetricus
Sea SlugPhyllodesmium poindimiei
Ocellated Eagle RayAetobatus ocellatus
Sea SwallowGlaucus atlanticus
Sunrise Tentacle AeolidCaloria indica
Nearby sites
- 1Tweed River9.3 km
- 2Cook Island - North Wall13 km
- 3Wonder Reef15 km
- 4Nine Mile Reef15 km
- 5The Scottish Prince Shipwreck18 km
- 6Wonder Reef On The Gold Coast18 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org