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The Caves
Bayonet Head, Western Australia, Australia
EntryBoat
Max depth23 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyGreat Australian Bight
Water temp16–20°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–May
About this site
The Caves is a cave 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 23 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Commonly reported marine life includes groupers, reef sharks, nudibranchs, seahorses, jacks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 16 to 20 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Bronze WhalerCarcharhinus brachyurus
MoonlighterTilodon sexfasciatus
Red MulletUpeneichthys lineatus- FoxfishBodianus frenchii
- Western TalmaChelmonops curiosus
Blue DevilParaplesiops meleagris- Rigid BoxfishCaprichthys gymnura
- Rough BullseyePempheris klunzingeri
Nearby sites
- 1The Fingers0.3 km
- 2The Cables1.9 km
- 3Herold Reef1.9 km
- 4Cheynes III2.0 km
- 5Willy’s Lump4.8 km
- 6Limestone Head6.8 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org