Scuba Diving Victoria

People putting on wetsuits and immersing from the cool, clear blue waters are one of the most common sights that you can see while exploring the luscious beaches of Australia. This is no surprise because the continent is home to the most diverse and richest body of waters. These make the continent the perfect destination for amateur and professional divers alike.

Diving in Victoria

Victoria, in particular, is one particular Australian place where diving enthusiasts would certainly find something exciting and worthy enough to explore underwater. The smallest state found on the southeast corner of Australia, the waters of Victoria are considered the best-kept secret of the continent, accessible only to those daring individuals who are willing to submerge and enjoy the diversity of the many diving sites available.

Victoria houses the richest underwater treasures that are teeming with marine life from the various fish species, to the sharks and whales, to the dolphins and reptiles. Many of the more popular diving sites in Victoria offer great entertainment that any diving aficionado, beginner and old-timer alike, would surely enjoy.

Popular dive sites

The Mornington Peninsula is an exciting strait of diving sites that are never short of challenges or fun. There's the Port Phillip Bay, which is home to over 60 century-old shipwrecks where soft corals and seahorses thrive. Wall diving is the thing in this Bay, starting at about 12 metres and beyond 90 metres deep. The Mornington Pier offers an extensive reef system and a very challenging dive that will bring you through rocks and boat ramps. You would need to be extra cautious about the boat traffic when you are submerged in this part because one of its reefs reaches the Boat Ramp.

The Portsea Pier is the location for people who wish to enlist for diving lessons. It is the most popular dive site off shore with sea dragons, nudibranchs, and rays meeting you underwater. Another popular diving site in the Mornington Peninsula is the Rye Pier, which is the home of Victoria's first trail underwater. From this point of entry, you will be treated to a luscious marine life characterized by the many species of fishes and corals alike. Kelp Beds Reef offers spectacular underwater cliffs, caves, and ledges. It has very shallow sections, which are interestingly covered with kelp, hence its name. Colorful reef sponges and hard corals also adorn its walls.

The Great Ocean Road, houses some of the greatest dive sites in Victoria as well. Port Campbell, which is the home of the very popular Loch Ard wreck, is in the Great Ocean Road region. Old moorings, off engine gearboxes, and blocks can be seen here along with the many species of fishes. The Warrnambool, on the other hand, is one of the most frequented sites for people who love shore diving. Juvenile fishes and shipwrecks are also aplenty here, offering breathtaking underwater landscapes that are hard to miss.

The Gippsland coastline, although rugged, is an equally good spot with underwater reefs and rock platforms that cover the 17-kilometre long haven. The rocky components of the diving spots here are a major drawback. You may even find it exciting that you can shift into snorkeling gears whenever the tide is low.
With its numerous diving sites, Victoria is one state that any diver visiting Australia should include in his diving itinerary.

In Melbourne, divers can choose from well over 15 diving locations: 12 lb Reef, Boarfish Reef, Capt’n Nitros, Foggy Reef, Nepean Wall, Spectacular Reef, The Maze, 10m Reef, Anchor Wall, Breakers Reef, Cattle Jetty Drift, Cottages By The Sea, Lonsdale Wall, Rip Drift, The Corner, and Torpedo Reef.

Meanwhile, Warrnambool would not be left behind when it comes to outstanding diving sites. This city boasts the Penguin and Middle Islands, Eagle Rock, Helen Rock, Pickering Point, Stingray Bay, The Banks, Thunder Point, and The La Bella Wreck. If you want an accessible diving area, the Penguin and Middle Islands is definitely the place to go. Just a stone’s throw away from the breakwater, this diving site is famous for sightings of stingrays, moray eels, harmless sharks, and crayfish.

Where To Dive In Victoria

• Melbourne
• Portland
• Warrnambool
• Wilsons Promontory