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River Dive Coal Wharf Reserve
Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
EntryBoat
Max depth8 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyTasman Sea
Water temp20–25°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
River Dive Coal Wharf Reserve is a 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 8 m. Commonly reported marine life includes nudibranchs, octopus, sea turtles, dolphins, seals. 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
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Indian Ocean Bottlenose DolphinTursiops aduncus
Surf BreamAcanthopagrus australis
Blind SharkBrachaelurus waddi
Hawksbill TurtleEretmochelys imbricata
Loggerhead TurtleCaretta caretta
Southern Right WhaleEubalaena australis- New Zealand Fur SealArctocephalus australis forsteri
Nearby sites
- 1Bait Reef1.4 km
- 2River Dive - Settlement Point1.5 km
- 3PS Ballina Wreck2.0 km
- 4Bird Rock3.0 km
- 5Cod Hole4.6 km
- 6Flat Rock4.7 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org