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The Far East
Mission Beach, Queensland, Australia
Max depth30 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyGreat Barrier Reef
Water temp24–29°C
Estimated from climate dataApr–Jul
About this site
The Far East is a drift, reef and wall dive site near Mission Beach, Queensland, Australia, in the Great Barrier Reef. It has a maximum depth of about 30 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 24 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Leopard Coral TroutPlectropomus leopardus- Australian GregoryPlectroglyphidodon apicalis
Behn's DamselNeoglyphidodon nigroris
Bird WrasseGomphosus varius
Bridled ParrotfishScarus frenatus
Spiny ChromisAcanthochromis polyacanthus
Barred ThicklipHemigymnus fasciatus
Bigeye SnapperLutjanus lutjanus
Nearby sites
- 1Bowsers Castle2.4 km
- 2Rainbow Road3.8 km
- 3Tay Cay4.9 km
- 4Peanuts8.6 km
- 5Tokyo Drift9.0 km
- 6Shenanigans9.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org