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SS Oakland
Hawks Nest, New South Wales, Australia
EntryBoat
Max depth28 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyTasman Sea
Water temp20–25°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
SS Oakland is a wreck dive site near Hawks Nest, New South Wales, Australia, in the Tasman Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 28 m. Best for divers with some experience. Commonly reported marine life includes dolphins, reef sharks, sea lions, bull sharks, nudibranchs. 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
Bigeye SnapperLutjanus lutjanus- Southern Bluefin TunaThunnus maccoyii
Spotted WobbegongOrectolobus maculatus
Eagle RayMyliobatis tenuicaudatus
Eastern Shovelnose RayAptychotrema rostrata
Common StingareeTrygonoptera testacea
Yellowtail Horse MackerelTrachurus novaezelandiae- MadoAtypichthys strigatus
Nearby sites
- 1Cabbage Tree Island1.3 km
- 2Halifax Point7.9 km
- 3Little Beach - NSW8.1 km
- 4Fly Point8.7 km
- 5Broughton Island The Looking Glass9.4 km
- 6Pipeline9.7 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org