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PS Ballina Wreck
Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
EntryBoat
Max depth11 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyTasman Sea
Water temp20–25°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
PS Ballina Wreck is a wreck dive site near Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia, in the Tasman Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 11 m. Commonly reported marine life includes nurse sharks, nudibranchs, sea turtles, dolphins, octopus. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 20 to 25 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Sydney OctopusOctopus tetricus- Green TurtleChelonia mydas
- Surf BreamAcanthopagrus australis
Indian Ocean Bottlenose DolphinTursiops aduncus- Loggerhead TurtleCaretta caretta
Blind SharkBrachaelurus waddi- Hawksbill TurtleEretmochelys imbricata
- Smooth ToadfishTetractenos glaber
Nearby sites
- 1Bird Rock1.7 km
- 2Bait Reef2.0 km
- 3River Dive Coal Wharf Reserve2.0 km
- 4River Dive - Settlement Point2.6 km
- 5Cod Hole2.7 km
- 6Flat Rock2.7 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org