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Popes Eye
Popes Eye Marine National Park · Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia
EntryBoat
Max depth10 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyBass Strait
Water temp13–19°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Popes Eye is a dive site near Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia, in the Bass Strait. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 10 m. Commonly reported marine life includes octopus, seals, sea fans, cuttlefish, nudibranchs. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 13 to 19 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
KelpieNotolabrus tetricus
Common SeadragonPhyllopteryx taeniolatusScalyfinParma victoriae
Senator WrassePictilabrus laticlaviusMagpie PerchPseudogoniistius nigripes
Old WifeEnoplosus armatus
Short-tail StingrayBathytoshia brevicaudataHorse-shoe LeatherjacketMeuschenia hippocrepis
Nearby sites
- 1Chimanan's Hat2.7 km
- 2Captain Nitros' Drop-off3.0 km
- 3Spectacular Reef3.2 km
- 4Portsea Hole4.1 km
- 5Cottage By The Sea4.2 km
- 6Eliza Ramsden, wreck4.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org
