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Plate Top
Trinity Beach, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
EntryBoat
Max depth19 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyGreat Barrier Reef
Water temp24–29°C
Estimated from climate dataApr–Jul
About this site
Plate Top is a reef dive site near Trinity Beach, Queensland, Australia, in the Great Barrier Reef. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 19 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes reef sharks, groupers, nudibranchs, stingrays, napoleon wrasse. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 24 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Steephead ParrotfishChlorurus microrhinos
Bridled ParrotfishScarus frenatus
Reticulated DascyllusDascyllus reticulatus
Bigeye EmperorMonotaxis grandoculis
Bicolor ParrotfishCetoscarus ocellatus
Red BassLutjanus bohar
Striped SurgeonfishAcanthurus lineatus
Orangespine UnicornfishNaso lituratus
Nearby sites
- 1Norman Reef Pontoon0.1 km
- 2Norman Reef - Playgrounds0.2 km
- 3Clipper0.2 km
- 4Table Top0.5 km
- 5Fingers, Norman Reef0.8 km
- 6Troppos, Norman Reef1.1 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org