Reef
Arguably the best dive site in the Whitsunday islands - certainly the best hard corals which compare favourably to the Great Barrier Reef. The best dive would be off the western beach, adjacent to the Woodpile and swim east at a depth of 7-15 metres. Large coral bommies dominate the terrain, reaching nearly to the surface. As usual, acropora corals are everywhere but huge porites corals in the shape of huge boulders and massive towers can also be seen. Masts rays are very common in the cooler months, May to September. In the shallow water, particularly off the western beach, the coral cover is nearly solid, mostly staghorn, with only a few sandy patches. The quality of the corals diminishes the further east one goes (towards the rock pinnacles). This site is open to northerly winds and swell from strong south-easterlies.
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- Information about The Pinnacles
- Access: By Boat
- Quality: Great
- Difficulty: CMAS * / OW
- Highlights: rays
- Max Depth: 15 m / 49.2 ft
- Currents: Medium ( 1-2 knots)
- Visibility: medium ( 5 - 15 m)
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