The dive
The rocky bottom here is cut by large gullies and cracks that you can explore. In some spots they take you as deep as 37 m.
As you work your way through the channels you’ll find kingfish, leatherjackets, yellowtail, seapike, perch, bullseyes, cuttlefish, butterfly perch and black-banded perch, sergeant bakers, red rock cod, gropers and plenty of eastern blue devilfish.
Who it suits
Dee Why Wide is an ideal site for advanced and deep divers. The deepest parts are well beyond Open Water limits, so dive within your training and your guide’s plan. If you want to go deeper, see the advanced course.
You also need to have dived recently enough for your experience to join the boat. The boat dive requirements list the details.
On the boat
We dive Dee Why Wide from Sea Life V as part of a two-dive boat trip leaving from Rose Bay or Manly. A dive briefing is given before you get in, and full gear hire is available on board.
Sea Life V is a purpose-built 43 ft (13 m) Steber dive boat with a big dive deck and dual ladders. Nitrox is available if you’re nitrox certified; bring proof when you board.
Dive it with us
Sydney boat dives
Two dives from Sea Life V, leaving Rose Bay and Manly.
See the tripWhere it is
What you might see
- Eastern blue groperThe NSW state fish: big, curious and happy to follow divers around.
- Eastern blue devilA shy, brilliantly coloured fish that lives in caves and under ledges.
- Yellowtail kingfishFast, silver schools that circle divers on the deeper boat dives.
- Giant cuttlefishThe world’s largest cuttlefish, and a master of colour change.
Nearby sites
- Boat dive · North Head Blue Fish PointA relaxed dive on the northern side of North Head, and a great place to see weedy seadragons.24 m
- Boat dive · Sydney Harbour Centurion wreckOne of the most interesting shipwreck dives in Sydney Harbour: the remains of a 63 m timber clipper that sank inside the Heads in 1887.18 m
- Boat dive · Collaroy Long Reef (The Apartments)A boat dive north of Sydney Harbour along a big rock wall, with a swim-through called the Cathedral and gutters where grey nurse sharks gather.25 m
- Boat dive · South Maroubra Magic PointOne of Sydney’s most iconic dive sites. A ledge and cave along a wall is home to its most famous residents: grey nurse sharks.23 m
