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Shelly’s Wide
Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
EntryBoat
Max depth20 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyTasman Sea
Water temp20–25°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Shelly’s Wide 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 20 m. Commonly reported marine life includes nurse sharks, nudibranchs, soft corals, octopus, sea turtles. 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
White SharkCarcharodon carcharias
Sydney OctopusOctopus tetricus
Surf BreamAcanthopagrus australis
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Blind SharkBrachaelurus waddi
Indian Ocean Bottlenose DolphinTursiops aduncus
Loggerhead TurtleCaretta caretta
Smooth ToadfishTetractenos glaber
Nearby sites
- 1Flat Rock1.2 km
- 2Cod Hole1.3 km
- 3The Wall2.5 km
- 4Bird Rock3.1 km
- 5PS Ballina Wreck3.9 km
- 6Bait Reef5.2 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org