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Rainbow Road - Great Detached Reef- GBR
Australia
EntryBoat
Max depth20 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyGreat Barrier Reef
Water temp25–29°C
Estimated from climate dataApr–Dec
About this site
Rainbow Road - Great Detached Reef- GBR is a reef dive site, Australia, in the Great Barrier Reef. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 20 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, reef sharks, stingrays, groupers. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 25 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Ornate WobbegongOrectolobus ornatus
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesus
Whale SharkRhincodon typus
AmberfishThelenota anax
Banded Coral ShrimpStenopus hispidus
Bentfin DevilrayMobula thurstoni
Blackspotted PufferArothron nigropunctatus
Blue-green ChromisChromis viridis
Nearby sites
- 1Crowded Garden - Great Detached Reef - GBR0.6 km
- 2Oh My Bommie - Great Detached Reef - GBR1.1 km
- 3Twin Peaks - Great Detached Reef - GBR3.6 km
- 4Perisher Blue - Great Detached Reef - GBR6.0 km
- 5Raine Island - GBR15 km
- 6HMS Pandora - Pandora Entrance - GBR38 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org