Townsville Diving
Scuba diving in Townsville
Townsville is located south of Cairns. It is easy to access most of Great Barrier Reef dive sites from here. Townsville dive sites offer some great diving experiences in Queensland. One of theses sites is the wreck the SS Yongala; an old ship that became home to many kinds of aqua life.Always dive according to your level of training.
Never enter the water without checking with the local dive center for safety, additional information, level required for each dive site and without being accompanied by a professional.
All the information provided is purely informative for our readers and shouldn't be used as is to plan your immersion.
Average annual temperature: Between 17 °C to 30°C (62° F and 86° F)
Average water temperature: About 22°C to 28 (71° F to 82° F)
Average Visibility: from 32 to 196 feet (10 to 60 meters)
Coldest time: July
Warmest time: January
Possible to dive all year round.
Best time to dive in summer months from November to February
Townsville has become a very popular diving and snorkeling places in Australia. Townsville diving provides a unique dive challenge that suits all levels of experience. Being part of the Great Barrier Reef make it's easier to access reefs and wrecks in this area. Swim throughs, drop offs, underwater canyons, caves and walls are all located in Townsville's beautiful dive sites. The dive sites are famous for the abundant marine life including schools of colorful tropical fish, grouper, bull rays, eagle rays, turtles and sharks see the Australia diving photos. Don't miss whales migration season which occurs during winter months.
Some of Townsville dive sites.
SS Yongala is the most famous diving spot in Townsville. The 360 feet (110 meters)long vessel sank in 1911 to become one of the largest intact wrecks in this area. SS Yongala is considered a national historic site under the guard of Historic Shipwreck Act (1976). It is at a depth ranging from 49 to 108 feet (15 to 33 meters); it is an advanced dive site. The wreck is encrusted with corals and home to many kinds of qua life including eagle rays, turtles, giant gropers, schools of barracuda, sea snake.
Kelso Reef is at a depth of 0 to 70 feet (0 to 229 meters). Brain coral, hedge corals, honeycomb corals and plate corals are seen in this spot. It is home to a wide array of fish from small angel fish to the huge cod.
Keeper Reef is at a depth ranging from 0 to 229 feet (0 to 70 meters). This spot is famous for its swim throughs, caves and canyons.
Wheeler Reef makes a great snorkeling spot. It is at a depth of 6 to 59 feet (2 to 18 meters). It suits snorkelers and novice divers as well. It has beautiful caves, canyons and swim throughs with a wide variety of sea life.
Flinders Reef is at a depth of 0 to 229 feet (0 to 70 meters). It is rich in corals and marine life. With a great visibility that can reach 32 to 196 feet (10-60 meters) and more.
Davies Reef is a beautiful dive site at a depth of 20 to 82 feet (6 to 25 meters). Drop offs, large pinnacles with small caves and beautiful coral gardens are located in this site. You can see soft corals and gorgonians are covering its walls. This spot is great for snorkeling.
China Wall drops down to more than 2952 feet (900 meters) of depth. It is covered with soft corals, sponges and gorgonian fans. It is home to cuttle fish, mackerel, tuna, morays, trevally and sharks.
