The Centurion forms one of the most interesting shipwreck dives in Sydney Harbour. She was wrecked on 16 January 1887. The vessel, owned by George Thompson was departing Sydney under tow for Honolulu when it got into difficulties at the Heads. Another steamer was moored in the channel, and in the attempt to pass around it, Centurion bumped against the rocks at The Old Mans Hat on North Head. Recovering from the shore, Centurion drifted back into the harbour and sank in 18 meters of water. Today the remains include a substantial portion of the hull (buried), deck frames, sections of the masts, anchor chain and other fastenings. Lithograph showing the Centurion aground at Old Man's Hat. The Centurion was built as a magnificent timber clipper ship, later transformed to a barque rig, square-rigged on two masts. With a length of 63 meters and tonnage of 1004 tons gross, the vessel had been built in Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1869 for the Aberdeen White Star Line. Centurion was built in the famous Aberdeen shipyard of Walter Hood & Sons, that also built the Fame, Queen of Nations and Walter Hood, all wrecked in NSW. Towards the end of its life, the passenger and cargo carrier served as a collier. "Admiralty" style anchor from "Centurion" site at NSW Water Police. Photographer: David Nutley Information obtained from www.maritimeheritage.nsw.gov.au.

Clifton is hugely popular for photographers-This site is a muck dive plenty of intersting critters can found here isn very easy conditions. this is both a great day and night dive to find, sea Horses small cuttle fish, pipe horse and unique fish species

Colours Reef is a wonderful example of Sydney's diverse coastline with lots of soft corals. The top of the reef starts at 22m then steps all the way down to a 30m sand line. The fish life here is a little different to other shallower sites around Sydney, with large Cuttlefish, Big Schools of King Fish, Eastern Blue Devil Fish and Seapike just to mention a few. As this is one of our deep sites you will need to have an Advanced Open Water Certificate and is often a site we use to teach our Deep Diver Workshop.
 

Dee Why Wide is one of Sydneys premier boat dives. There is a prolific amount of marine life here. You can get down to depths as great as 37 metres in some spots due to the large gullies and cracks in the rocky bottom that are accessible to divers. As you explore the channels in the rock you will come upon kingfish, leatherjackets, yellowtail, and seapike, perch, bullseyes, cuttlefish, butterfly and black-banded perch, sergeant bakers, red rock cods,gropers and an abundance of eastern blue devilfish. This is an ideal dive site for Advanced or Deep Divers.

Fairy Bower gets its name from the miniature fairy penguins that can be found here. This shore dive lies just off of the ocean-side pathway running between Manly Beach and Shelley Beach. It is located about halfway between the two and swimmers and divers can get down to the water via a metal staircase. This is a great site for night dives when there is not much traffic on the pathway.

When you get into the water swim north away from the beach. There are some large rocks that you can swim between and there is also a swim-through, though you may need a guide to find it. As you swim north you will get down to approximately 8 metres of water maximum. There is a prominent reef that you can follow that extends out fairly far. In the western side of a reef is a large section of a storm pipe which baby wobbegongs and other fish like to hide in. There is also a gully between the rocks to the west that divers can swim through.

This is a good dive for seeing sharks. In March the dusky whaler sharks flock to this location. Some of PRO DIVE's guides have reported seeing almost twenty at a single time. Port Jacksons also can be found here in the winter. Aside from the sharks there are also blue gropers, schools of surgeonfish, yellowtail, leatherjackets, seapike, fiddler rays, sting and numb rays, and giant cuttlefish.

Freshwater Sydney - The best shore based  dive site on the Northern beach, wonderful reef structure, for advanced diver two significant reef structures east of the point with a max depth of 20m. This site along with abundance of typical sydney marine life comes to life in Summer with Sydney's biggest population of Southern Eagle Rays, Autumn you'll see Ginat Cuttle fish and of course in Spring the Port Jackson Shark. Of all the shore based sites we do this consistently delivers the best shore based diving in Sydney

If you dislike seahorses then the Manly Nets Shore Dive is NOT for you. However, because these are generally easy creatures to get along with this is a stunning dive. The nets lie in about 2 metres of water so anyone diving here can swim around for over an hour. There is a multitude of seahorses that are gathered along the nets and they are fascinating to watch. When you first enter the water you may not see these creatures but this is because they are so small. Swim slowly over to the nets and as your eyes adjust you will become aware of the seahorses all around you. This is a fun and easy dive and a must do for anyone who likes unique aquatic animals.
 

The North Head Penisula extends from Flag staff inside North head to Cabbage Tree bay. This area includes the north head reserve which includes dive sites such as Flagstaff, Old Man's Hat these sites features some of Sydney's best soft coral and sponge life these sites are dived whn we have northey winds and swell and can provide some protection from the dreaded easterly swell. When head around the point we have a couple of Sites we do North Head wall, which as the name suggest sydneys mots dramatic wall formation dropping down from the surface to 18m, tha  we head further north and find oursleves at Runway 36 another site with nice rock formation, these two sites are best dived in winter when we get our westerly winds or if we get lucky when the wind and swell is low.

Heading further north we have the Blue Fish area which including Blue fish Point, wall, the vallye and Deadmans, this area is best dived when we have a southerly winds and swell , this area provides the best protection in Sydney when we face those conditions

Dive Sites

Flagstaff- one of the best location for sponge foremation

Old Mans Hat- wonderful sponge gardens and good fish life here and features a nice swim though

North Head a site we can get to 30m a series of ledges and great sponge gardens

The Wall- Best wall dive in Sydnet great area for pelagic fish life and big rays

Runway 36 - Nice gulley and Gutters

Blue fish dive sites- normally good vis herem GNS, weedy sea dragons 

Shark Point can be done as a shore dive, but it can be difficult to enter and exit as it's very exposed to wind and swell, this site we do as a potential option as a second dive after doing Magic Point. The Highlights of this site include walls covered in sponges and reefs below 15m also with abudance of soft corals snd sponges. along with walls , lots of gutters, swim troughs and dramatic rock formations. great site for Fish life and your sydney favourites can be seen here. a few highlights here over the years, Grey nurseShark encounters, dolphin and whale encounbters during there migrations

Enter from the shore along the right hand side of the beach (facing the sea). Keep the rock wall on your right as you head out and on your left as you head back - an easy dive site to navigate. As with any site, Shelley Beach is weather dependant - generally protected during easterly winds, which makes it diveable when a lot of other sites in the area are blown out. Viz can vary from 3 to 15M but is usually clearer during the winter months. On a good day, this is a spectacular site!
Shelly Beach

The best of the site is further out than most people get to and you do need reasonable air consumption to reach it. Swim out following the rock wall to your right, until it turns northwards and starts to peter out. Take a heading and keep going following the remnants of the rock wall on the sea floor and you should come to a kelp bed. Weedy seadragons are frequently found here and the depth should not exceed 12m.

Along the wall and amongst the big boulders, other marine life seen regularly is the divine eastern blue gropers (wrasse), schools of yellowtail and big eyes, mados and often pike. Red Morwongs, goatfish in the sandy area, flatheads and often ludericks and old wives. Under ledges shrimps galore and often juvenile lionfish. Port Jackson sharks and giant cuttlefish are common in season and wobbegongs sleep in crevices and under the big boulders.

The South Head Penisular extends from south head land of Port Jackson to Ben Buckler along this cliuff line there are many potentail dive sites depth ranges from 8m-30m on the sandline depending on location. 

Marine Life that can be found along this area Pelagic fish life, Seals, sharks, Rays and all the fish life you'd expect in SDydney

Dive sites

The Stack- Features stunning amount of fish life and unique Volcanic rock structure Depth Range 12m-30m

The Gap- A site with lot's of ledges and Rock formations 8m-27m

Rosa Gulley- some nice Gutters and Rock formnations 8m-27m

South Head- a series of ledges and wonderful sponge formations 12m-24m

Elephant Rock- A dramtic rock structure that come close to to the surface features swirling fish life at this location

Macquarie Light house- Seal Dive

The Apartments

Located on Sydney's northern beaches at longreef, the apartments is a spectacular dive site renowned for its schooling fish, swim throughs and celebrity appearances of grey nurse sharks. With a maximum depth of 24m, a minimum depth of 10m and the reef being approx 200m long, with the main wildlife being in 10m-18m making it an exciting dive for openwater divers as well as the experienced. Consisting of big boulders and rounded rock formations making excellent homes for cuttlefish and port jackson sharks. Although there can be a strong southerly current this usually dissipates after 10m.