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Portsea Hole
Sorrento, Victoria, Australia
EntryBoat
Max depth21 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyBass Strait
Water temp10–18°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Portsea Hole is a dive site near Sorrento, Victoria, Australia, in the Bass Strait. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 21 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, cuttlefish, stingrays, seals, seahorses. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 10 to 18 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
- KelpieNotolabrus tetricus
- Common SeadragonPhyllopteryx taeniolatus
- ScalyfinParma victoriae
- Senator WrassePictilabrus laticlavius
- Magpie PerchPseudogoniistius nigripes
- Old WifeEnoplosus armatus
Short-tail StingrayBathytoshia brevicaudata- Horse-shoe LeatherjacketMeuschenia hippocrepis
Nearby sites
- 1Portsea Pier West Reef0.6 km
- 2Portsea Pier0.7 km
- 3Portsea Pier East Reef0.7 km
- 4Chimanan's Hat3.1 km
- 5Sorrento Pier3.9 km
- 6Popes Eye4.1 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org