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South Channel Fort
Blairgowrie, Victoria, Australia
Water bodyBass Strait
Water temp13–19°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
South Channel Fort is a dive site near Blairgowrie, Victoria, Australia, in the Bass Strait. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, seals, cuttlefish, dolphins, stingrays. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 13 to 19 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Coral NudibranchPhyllodesmium serratum- Spotted PipefishStigmatopora argus
KelpieNotolabrus tetricus
Globe FishDiodon nicthemerus
ScalyfinParma victoriae- Wide-bodied PipefishStigmatopora nigra
- Southern HulafishTrachinops caudimaculatus
Sparsely-spotted StingareeUrolophus paucimaculatus
Nearby sites
- 1Elsa's Reef 25.7 km
- 2Sorrento Pier5.8 km
- 3Blairgowrie Pier6.0 km
- 4Elsa's Reef6.3 km
- 5Chimanan's Hat6.8 km
- 6Rye Pier7.1 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA, facts) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org