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SS Yongala Wreck

SS Yongala · Ayr, Queensland, Australia

Photo: Richard Ling from NSW, Australia · CC BY-SA 2.0

EntryBoat

Max depth16 m–25 m

LevelAdvanced and up

Water bodyGreat Barrier Reef

Water temp23–29°C

Estimated from climate dataApr–Jun

About this site

SS Yongala Wreck is a wreck dive site near Ayr, Queensland, Australia, in the Great Barrier Reef. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 25 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea fans, whale sharks, soft corals, stingrays, sea turtles. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 23 to 29 °C over the year.

Conditions by month

BestGoodMixed

OctoberBest

Typically one of the best months here.

Marine life

Recorded nearby

Ocellated Eagle RayAetobatus ocellatus
Round Ribbontail RayTaeniurops meyeni
Hawksbill TurtleEretmochelys imbricata
Whale SharkRhincodon typus
Loggerhead TurtleCaretta caretta
Red-mouth Mushroom AnemoneRhodactis rhodostoma
Striate Boomerang CoralHerpolitha limax
Whitespotted WedgefishRhynchobatus australiae

Nearby sites

Straight-line distances.

Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA, facts) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org