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Pixie Garden
Pixie Gardens · Great Barrier Reef, Australia
EntryBoat
Max depth17 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyGreat Barrier Reef
Water temp25–29°C
Estimated from climate dataApr–Dec
About this site
Pixie Garden is a reef dive site, Queensland, Australia, in the Great Barrier Reef. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 17 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Commonly reported marine life includes nudibranchs, soft corals, groupers, reef sharks, whale sharks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 25 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesus- Coral CodCephalopholis miniata
- LionfishPterois volitans
- Blackspotted PufferArothron nigropunctatus
Whale SharkRhincodon typus- Steephead ParrotfishChlorurus microrhinos
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima- Spinecheek AnemonefishAmphiprion biaculeatus
Nearby sites
- 1Pixie Pinnacle0.2 km
- 2Pixie Wall0.4 km
- 3Challenger Bay2.1 km
- 4Goggle Gardens2.5 km
- 5Lighthouse Bommie6.1 km
- 6Cod Hole30 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org