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Portsea Pier
Sorrento, Victoria, Australia
EntryBoat
Max depth6 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyBass Strait
Water temp13–19°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Portsea Pier is a dive site near Sorrento, Victoria, Australia, in the Bass Strait. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 6 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Commonly reported marine life includes nudibranchs, seahorses, octopus, cuttlefish, stingrays. 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 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 Reef0.2 km
- 2Portsea Pier East Reef0.4 km
- 3Portsea Hole0.7 km
- 4Sorrento Pier3.4 km
- 5Chimanan's Hat3.6 km
- 6Popes Eye4.8 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org