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Pipeline
The Pipeline · Nelson Bay, New South Wales, Australia
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EntryBoat · Shore
Max depth13 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyTasman Sea
Water temp20–25°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Pipeline is a dive site near Nelson Bay, New South Wales, Australia, in the Tasman Sea. It is reached from a boat or the shore with a maximum depth of about 13 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Commonly reported marine life includes nudibranchs, seahorses, octopus, soft corals, cuttlefish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 20 to 25 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Common StingareeTrygonoptera testacea
Bigeye SnapperLutjanus lutjanus
Indian Ocean Bottlenose DolphinTursiops aduncus
Ornate WobbegongOrectolobus ornatus
White SharkCarcharodon carcharias
Sydney OctopusOctopus tetricus
Blind SharkBrachaelurus waddi
Northern ScorpionfishScorpaena jacksoniensis
Nearby sites
- 1Fly Point1.0 km
- 2Little Beach - NSW1.7 km
- 3Halifax Point1.9 km
- 4Cabbage Tree Island8.5 km
- 5Fishermans Bay9.2 km
- 6SS Oakland9.7 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org