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The Gutter
Shellharbour, New South Wales, Australia
EntryBoat
Max depth18 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyTasman Sea
Water temp18–24°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
The Gutter 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 18 m. Commonly reported marine life includes nurse sharks, nudibranchs, frogfish, groupers, cuttlefish. 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
- 13rd Gutter0.3 km
- 2Blue Devil Cave0.4 km
- 3Bushrangers Bay0.5 km
- 4Lou’s Reef0.7 km
- 5The Arch0.8 km
- 6Hole in the Wall0.8 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org