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Whale Watching Platform
Kurnell, New South Wales, Australia
Max depth24 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyTasman Sea
Water temp19–24°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Whale Watching Platform is a dive site near Kurnell, New South Wales, Australia, in the Tasman Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 24 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, bull sharks, seahorses, jacks, cuttlefish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 19 to 24 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Red GroperAchoerodus viridis
Blue BlubberCatostylus mosaicus- Tiger FlatheadPlatycephalus richardsoni
Bull SharkCarcharhinus leucas
Common SeadragonPhyllopteryx taeniolatus- Sydney's Pygmy PipehorseIdiotropiscis lumnitzeri
Big-belly SeahorseHippocampus abdominalis
Halfbanded SeaperchHypoplectrodes maccullochi
Nearby sites
- 1The Steps1.7 km
- 2Sutherland Point2.4 km
- 3Bare Island West2.8 km
- 4Bare Island East2.9 km
- 5Henry Head3.4 km
- 6Dragons Lair3.5 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org