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South Point
South-West Wall - Gold Coast Seaway · Bayonet Head, Western Australia, Australia
EntryBoat
Max depth24 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyGreat Australian Bight
Water temp17–20°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–May
About this site
South Point is a wall dive site near Bayonet Head, Western Australia, Australia, in the Great Australian Bight. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 24 m. Commonly reported marine life includes cuttlefish, jacks, sea lions, stingrays, octopus. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 17 to 20 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Australian Sea LionNeophoca cinerea
Eagle RayMyliobatis tenuicaudatus- Maori WrasseOphthalmolepis lineolata
- Western King WrasseCoris auricularis
- Western Shovelnose StingareeTrygonoptera mucosa
Port Jackson SharkHeterodontus portusjacksoni- SilverbellyParequula melbournensis
Yellowtail Horse MackerelTrachurus novaezelandiae
Nearby sites
- 1Little Beach0.7 km
- 2The Herschel Wreck (Edith Byrne)4.8 km
- 3The Fingers15 km
- 4The Caves15 km
- 5Herold Reef16 km
- 6The Cables16 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org