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Underwater at Shell Beach Reef

Shell Beach Reef

Shark Bay · Australia

A shallow reef system adjacent to the world-famous Shell Beach, composed almost entirely of cockle shells in the hypersal L'Haridon Bight. Divers encounter dense seagrass beds hosting juvenile fish, sea snakes, loggerhead turtles, and occasional tiger sharks cruising the sandy margins. The combination of high salinity and warm shallows produces unusual invertebrate assemblages rarely seen elsewhere.

Conditions

Depth

3 to 14 m

Good for beginners

Current

Variable

Can pick up on the edge

Visibility

10 to 14 m

Clearest in the calm season

Water

19 to 26°C

5mm wetsuit

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Gear

  • Basic kit

    • Mask and fins
    • BCD and regulator
    • 5mm full wetsuit · cooler water
    • Dive computer