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Peanuts
Mission Beach, Queensland, Australia
Max depth12 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyGreat Barrier Reef
Water temp24–29°C
Estimated from climate dataApr–Jul
About this site
Peanuts is a drift and reef dive site near Mission Beach, Queensland, Australia, in the Great Barrier Reef. It has a maximum depth of about 12 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, cuttlefish, stingrays, reef sharks, jacks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 24 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Azure Sea StarLinckia laevigata
Leopard Coral TroutPlectropomus leopardus
TigerfishBohadschia argus
Halfmoon TriggerfishSufflamen chrysopterum
Moon WrasseThalassoma lunare- Rainford's ButterflyfishChaetodon rainfordi
Six-banded AngelfishPomacanthus sexstriatus
Nearby sites
- 1Shenanigans0.7 km
- 2Tokyo Drift1.2 km
- 3Shark Alley1.4 km
- 4Tay Cay4.1 km
- 5Bowsers Castle6.2 km
- 6Rainbow Road6.8 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org