Dive in Byron Bay

According to a story from the Bundjalung people, a jealous husband threw his spear at the canoe of his wife and her lover. The canoe broke in two and sank to the bottom of the ocean. Only the back and the front of the boat stuck out of the water.The depth range for this dive is from 12 metres to 18…

The Cod Hole is an underwater swimthrough about 30 metres from the north eastern tip of the rocks. The Cod Hole opens up at about 15 metres with an entrance about 4 metres by 5 metres, and slopes downward and away to the open sea to a depth of 21 metres.It is the haunt of big moray eels, wobbegongs,…

The Cray Cave is located on the exposed south-east end of Julian Rocks. As the name suggests there is a small cave or swimthrough. The area is a mass of huge rock outcrops. You will encounter grey nurse sharks, cod, turtles and rays. Black coral trees line the sheer walls of Julian Rocks to the…

On the sheltered western side of the rock, The Nursery offers a shallow dive from 5 metres to 12 metres. The reef fish here are prolific. In this general area, in about 8 metres of water, lies the anchor and chain from an old sailing ship - The Volunteer - which was wrecked off Tallow Beach, south…

This location, in the south western side of P.Tenggol, resembles a construction site. Boulders and rocks scattered on the slopes and base of the mound. The sandy bottom is thriving with worms and a few colonies of soft coral beautifies the otherwise barren landscape. Fish life also seems to be…

On the south-west tip of Julian Rocks, the Needles are large bommiesthatcome close to the surface. Current here often brings with itschools oflarge and small fish, and at some times during the year,huge rays.When Julian Rocks is visited by the Leopard Sharks, they areoften foundat this site.The…

Situated just north of the Nursery. This site offers a range of large scattered bommies, one of which appears to be split down the middle. You will find a crevice here, usually filled with bullseyes, often concealing a large wobbegong or turtle. The depth here is 15 metres but heading north-west…