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Tinderbox
Blackmans Bay, Tasmania, Australia
EntryBoat
Max depth9 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyTasman Sea
Water temp12–16°C
Estimated from climate dataJan–Apr
About this site
Tinderbox is a dive site near Blackmans Bay, Tasmania, Australia, in the Tasman Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 9 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Commonly reported marine life includes stingrays, seahorses, lobsters, nudibranchs, octopus. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 12 to 16 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Red Rock LobsterJasus edwardsii
Broadnose SharkNotorynchus cepedianus
KelpieNotolabrus tetricus
SpurdogSqualus acanthias
Senator WrassePictilabrus laticlavius- Ground MulletNeoodax balteatus
- Southern HulafishTrachinops caudimaculatus
Toothbrush LeatherjacketAcanthaluteres vittiger
Nearby sites
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org