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Rainbow Road
Mission Beach, Queensland, Australia
Max depth30 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyGreat Barrier Reef
Water temp24–29°C
Estimated from climate dataApr–Jul
About this site
Rainbow Road is a drift, reef and wall dive site near Mission Beach, Queensland, Australia, in the Great Barrier Reef. It has a maximum depth of about 30 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, soft corals, reef sharks, cuttlefish. 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
Bridled ParrotfishScarus frenatus
Leopard Coral TroutPlectropomus leopardus
Spiny ChromisAcanthochromis polyacanthus
Staghorn DamselAmblyglyphidodon curacao- Australian GregoryPlectroglyphidodon apicalis
Behn's DamselNeoglyphidodon nigroris
Bird WrasseGomphosus varius
Dusky ParrotfishScarus niger
Nearby sites
- 1Tay Cay2.7 km
- 2Bowsers Castle3.0 km
- 3The Far East3.8 km
- 4Tokyo Drift6.7 km
- 5Peanuts6.8 km
- 6Shenanigans7.4 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org