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The Arch
Shellharbour, New South Wales, Australia
EntryBoat
Max depth16 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyTasman Sea
Water temp18–24°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
The Arch is a dive site near Shellharbour, New South Wales, Australia, in the Tasman Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 16 m. Commonly reported marine life includes nurse sharks, lobsters, nudibranchs, cuttlefish, seals. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 18 to 24 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Grey Nurse SharkCarcharias taurus
Common StingareeTrygonoptera testacea
WrasseNotolabrus gymnogenis
Maori WrasseOphthalmolepis lineolata
Crested Bullhead SharkHeterodontus galeatus
Red GroperAchoerodus viridis
White-earParma microlepis
Girdled ParmaParma unifasciata
Nearby sites
- 1Bushrangers Bay0.3 km
- 2Hole in the Wall0.4 km
- 3Lou’s Reef0.4 km
- 4The Gutter0.8 km
- 5Blue Devil Cave1.1 km
- 63rd Gutter1.1 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org