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Pickering Point
Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia

Max depth10 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyGreat Australian Bight
Water temp14–18°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Pickering Point is a cavern and reef dive site near Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, in the Great Australian Bight. It has a maximum depth of about 10 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 tetricusMagpie PerchPseudogoniistius nigripes
ScalyfinParma victoriae
- TupongPseudaphritis urvillii
- DragonetBovichtus angustifrons
SweepScorpis aequipinnis
- Kelp FishChironemus georgianus
Nearby sites
- 1Stingray Bay0.4 km
- 2Middle Island0.6 km
- 3Old Aquarium0.6 km
- 4Warrnambool Breakwater, inside0.7 km
- 5Port Campbell Bay Reef51 km
- 6Port Campbell Jetty51 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org