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River Dive - Settlement Point
Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
EntryBoat
Max depth10 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyTasman Sea
Water temp20–25°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
River Dive - Settlement Point 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 10 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
- 1River Dive Coal Wharf Reserve1.5 km
- 2PS Ballina Wreck2.6 km
- 3Bait Reef2.9 km
- 4Bird Rock4.1 km
- 5Cod Hole5.2 km
- 6Flat Rock5.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org