Reef Wall
Rock wall drop-off with scattered deep coral and sandy bottom. The unusual rock formation known as the Woodpile has created the best wall dive in the Whitsunday islands. The wall drops down to nearly 30 metres on the point. Best to start the dive about halfway between the beach and the point. Here the wall is covered in soft corals down to 5-7 metres. Below 7 metres, the wall is somewhat devoid of corals but provides some excellent exploring, with large overhanging ledges and shallow caves. Some fairly large black coral trees can be found between 10 and 15 metres. Back away from the wall is a maze of coral bommies, including some large porite corals. Approaching the point the landscape becomes rather barren due to strong currents - an area to be avoided. This site is exposed to northerlies, and swell from strong south-easterlies can make anchoring quite uncomfortable.
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- Information about The Woodpile
- Access: By Boat
- Quality: Interesting
- Difficulty: CMAS * / OW
- Highlights: wall
- Max Depth: 30 m / 98.4 ft
- Currents: Medium ( 1-2 knots)
- Visibility: medium ( 5 - 15 m)
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