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Pimpernel Rock
Yamba, New South Wales, Australia
Max depth48 m
LevelEstimated: Advanced and up
Water bodyCoral Sea
Water temp21–26°C
Estimated from climate dataSep–Jul
About this site
Pimpernel Rock is a cave, pinnacle and reef dive site near Yamba, New South Wales, Australia, in the Coral Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 48 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes reef sharks, groupers, jacks, frogfish, lionfish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 21 to 26 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Dusky WhalerCarcharhinus obscurus- Slender FlounderPseudorhombus tenuirastrum
Common StingareeTrygonoptera testacea
Eastern Shovelnose RayAptychotrema rostrata
Kapala StingareeUrolophus kapalensis- Saddletail GrouperEpinephelus daemelii
Spotted WobbegongOrectolobus maculatus- Twostripe CardinalOstorhinchus fasciatus
Nearby sites
- 1Fish Soup N/W Rock24 km
- 2Anemone Bay25 km
- 3The Mackerel Run25 km
- 4The Canyons25 km
- 5North Solitary Islands25 km
- 6Bubble Cave26 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org