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Ski Slopes
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Max depth30 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyGreat Barrier Reef
Water temp24–29°C
Estimated from climate dataApr–Dec
About this site
Ski Slopes is a reef and wall dive site near Cairns, Queensland, Australia, in the Great Barrier Reef. It has a maximum depth of about 30 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes reef sharks, groupers, stingrays, sea turtles, soft corals. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 24 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesus
Red BassLutjanus bohar
Steephead ParrotfishChlorurus microrhinos
Bird WrasseGomphosus varius
Blackspotted PufferArothron nigropunctatus
Striped SurgeonfishAcanthurus lineatus
Bicolor ParrotfishCetoscarus ocellatus
Sixbar WrasseThalassoma hardwicke
Nearby sites
- 1
Flynn Reef0.4 km - 2Flynn Reef - Little Tracy's0.5 km
- 3Flynn Reef - 2 Gordon's0.7 km
- 4Gordons Mooring0.7 km
- 5Tennis courts0.9 km
- 6Boulders1.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org