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Shelly Beach
Manly, New South Wales, Australia
EntryShore
Max depth14 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyTasman Sea
Water temp19–24°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Shelly Beach is a dive site near Manly, New South Wales, Australia, in the Tasman Sea. It is reached from the shore with a maximum depth of about 14 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes bull sharks, cuttlefish, jacks, nudibranchs, seahorses. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 19 to 24 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Spotted WobbegongOrectolobus maculatus
Bull SharkCarcharhinus leucas
Red GroperAchoerodus viridis
Port Jackson SharkHeterodontus portusjacksoni
Eastern Fiddler RayTrygonorrhina fasciata- Blue-spotted FlatheadPlatycephalus caeruleopunctatus
- White's SeahorseHippocampus whitei
Common StingareeTrygonoptera testacea
Nearby sites
- 1Fairy Bower0.4 km
- 2Blue Fish Wall0.5 km
- 3Little Manly1.5 km
- 4Old Man's Hat2.3 km
- 5Fairlight2.4 km
- 6Waterfall2.5 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org