MACKEREL BAY
Australie, Queensland
Mackerel Bay, off the coast of Hook Island, is a shallow dive site where besides diving, snorkel and freediving is possible. The calm clear water will give you plenty of options, including practice diving and underwater photography. Take the most beautiful shots in the crystal clear water of this amazing reef. Mackerel Bay is home to many medium-sized species, including of course mackerel.
Particulars
Mackerel Bay can be reached by boat. Start your dive as deep as possible into the bay and then proceed towards open sea. Find your way in this relatively shallow water through a labyrinth of coral formations, shallow canyons, ledges and swim throughs.
Warnings
Diving at Mackerel Bay is only possible in calm weather conditions. The site is exposed to strong southerly winds. Mackerel Bay can sometimes be very crowded.
MACKEREL BAY Features
- Nicknames
- Mackerel Bay
- Address
- Hook Island, Crayfish Bay, Australia
- Parking
- At charter
- Distance
- 30 min.
- Suitable for
- All levels, underwater photography, scuba diving practice, snorkeling, free diving
- Permit
- N.v.t / NA
- Access
- Free access
- Facilities
- Boat dive facilities
- Water
- Salt
- Kind of dive
- Boat dive, reef dive
- Current
- Limited
- Visibility
- 10 - 30 m.
- Average visibility
- 20 m.
- Depth
- 20 m.
- Bottom
- zand
- Life
- Wrasse, turtle, reef shark, sweetlip
- Other recreation
- Boating, yachting
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