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Overview
Less-visited reef north of Two-Mile with deeper bommies and more pelagic action. Big potato bass cruise the gullies; eagle rays and the occasional manta drift over the top. Longer boat ride keeps crowds down.
What you'll see
4 species curated- year-roundPotato bass
- year-roundEagle ray
- rareReef manta ray
- year-roundGreen turtle
Sightings evidence
1 record on file- high confidencePotato bass
- Last confirmed
- Apr 2026
- Recent records
- 130 within 10 km
Sources & methodology
How we summarise this
We aggregate confirmed occurrence records from GBIF and OBIS within a fixed radius of each dive site. Occurrence records confirm presence and reveal seasonality clustering, but they DO NOT measure per-dive probability — there is no eligible-effort denominator. We deliberately do not publish a numeric '% chance of sighting' from this data.
Sources
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility — GBIF Secretariat
- Ocean Biodiversity Information System — IOC-UNESCO
- OBIS-SEAMAP — Duke University Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab / OBIS
- iNaturalist — California Academy of Sciences & National Geographic Society
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — International Union for Conservation of Nature
- WoRMS — World Register of Marine Species — Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)
- FishBase — FishBase Consortium
- Atlas of Living Australia — CSIRO / GBIF Australia
- REEF Volunteer Fish Survey — Reef Environmental Education Foundation
Conditions
| Month | Water | Visibility | Current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26–28 °C | 15–25 m | moderate |
| Feb | 26–28 °C | 15–25 m | moderate |
| Mar | 25–27 °C | 15–25 m | moderate |
| Apr | 24–26 °C | 15–25 m | moderate |
| May | 22–24 °C | 15–25 m | moderate |
| Jun | 21–23 °C | 15–25 m | moderate |
| Jul | 21–23 °C | 15–25 m | moderate |
| Aug | 21–23 °C | 15–25 m | moderate |
| Sep | 22–24 °C | 15–25 m | moderate |
| Oct | 23–25 °C | 15–25 m | moderate |
| Nov | 24–26 °C | 15–25 m | moderate |
| Dec | 25–27 °C | 15–25 m | moderate |
Season calendar
Peak season highlighted · current month outlined
Gear for this site
Beyond the basic kit- 5mm wetsuit — Winter water dips into the low 20s.
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