Type of Dive:
Shore dive
Rating:
Novice
Location:
Port Hughes is approximately 170 kilometres from Adelaide. Driving time from Adelaide is approximately 2 hours and 10 minutes.
Maximum Depth:
8 metres
Average Visibility:
10 metres
Dive Description:
A beautiful dive, usually with excellent viz in summer. It boasts a huge school of yellowtail and two species of cowfish that are very tame and found in large numbers. Soft coral cover the pylons. Look closely in the seagrass for pipefish, hermit crabs and nudibranchs.
Hazards:
N/A
Other Comments:
Great diving on the Yorke Peninsula!
Many dive sites are accessible (depending on the weather) on both the east and west coast of the Yorke Peninsula.
Wallaroo jetty. A dive to 9 metres, with lots of pylons housing soft coral. Blue crabs crawl on the bottom; globefish, rays, octopus, cowfish, and colourful sponges.
A dive is possible at Moonta Bay, a shallow 6 metres with good viz. A set of angled ladders make entry and exit relatively comfortable. Worth an explore to find small creatures in the seagrass.
Further afield, the colourful Pt Victoria jetty is also worth a visit.
Meeting Place:
Meet in the car park near the Port Hughes Jetty.