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Boat dives & shore dives
Already certified? Head out on Sea Life V, or dive the Cabbage Tree Bay reserve from the shore.
Dive sites
Where we dive
Cabbage Tree Bay Aquatic Reserve has more than 160 species of fish and seven types of habitat.
- Shelly BeachBeginner friendly An easy shore dive to navigate — follow the rock wall out and back. 14 mmax depth
- Fairy Bower Off the ocean-side path between Manly Beach and Shelly Beach, named for its little penguins. 10 mmax depth
- Clifton Gardens A photographers’ muck dive — seahorses, small cuttlefish and pipehorses, day or night. 30 mmax depth
- Dee Why Wide One of Sydney’s premier boat dives, with gullies and cracks full of marine life. 37 mmax depth
- Centurion wreck A Sydney Harbour shipwreck from 1887 — one of the harbour’s most interesting dives. 18 mmax depth
Marine life
What you’ll see
The reserve holds pelagic visitors like dusky whalers and residents that rarely leave it — and seadragons venture in too.
Water & weather
Sydney dives all year. The water is warmest from January to April and coolest from June to August.
Average minimum and maximum temperatures, °C.
- Ocean — warmestJanuary – April 21–23°
- Ocean — coolestJune – August 16–17°
- Air — summerDec – Feb, can exceed 35° 18–26°
- Air — winterJun – Aug, nights below 5° 8–18°
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Pro Dive Manly
2/170 Harbord Rd, Brookvale NSW 2100
Pro Dive Manly is in neighbouring Brookvale — a 20-minute bus or 10-minute drive from Manly Wharf, with plenty of off-street parking.
Our other Sydney centreSydney · St PetersCourses and guided shore dives near the CBD