Victoria dive sites
Cold-water shore diving, piers, more than sixty historic wrecks and wall diving that runs well past recreational depth.
| Water temperature | Roughly 18–20°C in late summer and 11–14°C in winter. Cold enough that exposure protection is a planning decision, not an afterthought. |
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| Visibility | Variable and site-dependent. Pier sites can range from 2 m to 15 m; offshore and Heads sites are often clearer, particularly on slack water. |
| Season | Year-round with a well-established winter diving community. Offshore and Heads diving is strongly tide- and weather-dependent in every season. |
| Sites documented | 8 |
Melbourne
A large, experienced cold-water diving market with unusually deep technical capability.
Mornington Peninsula
Pier diving, weedy seadragons and easy shore access, with deeper wreck and wall diving offshore.
Blairgowrie PierVictoria's most popular pier dive, and the best-known site for giant spider crab aggregations.
Flinders PierA Western Port pier with one of Victoria's most reliable weedy seadragon populations.
HMAS CanberraVictoria's signature artificial wreck — a former guided missile frigate at around 28 metres.
Rye PierA shallow, sheltered pier known for seahorses, seadragons and night diving.Port Phillip Heads
Walls from 12 metres to beyond 90 — the terrain that built Victoria's technical diving culture.
Geelong & Bellarine Peninsula
Strategic access to Port Phillip Heads from the western side, with an established technical market.
