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Pixie Pinnacle
Great Barrier Reef, Australia
EntryBoat
Max depth18 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyGreat Barrier Reef
Water temp25–29°C
Estimated from climate dataApr–Dec
About this site
Pixie Pinnacle is a pinnacle dive site, Queensland, Australia, in the Great Barrier Reef. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 18 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes soft corals, nudibranchs, 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 Garden0.2 km
- 2Pixie Wall0.5 km
- 3Challenger Bay2.3 km
- 4Goggle Gardens2.5 km
- 5Lighthouse Bommie6.2 km
- 6Cod Hole30 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org