The dive
The pinnacle is named for its school of barracuda, but you’ll also see dogtooth tuna and some fair-sized grey reef sharks. Visibility is almost always excellent, averaging about 20 metres, because you’re at the very edge of the reef.
It’s a great macro site too. Look closely for nudibranchs, and in the arms of the feather stars that carpet the top of the pinnacle, tiny squat lobsters. Christmas tree worms, colourful sponges, hawkfish and coral shrimps will keep a photographer busy.
For newer divers and snorkellers
The reef edge is a good spot for novice divers and snorkellers. Huge old boulder corals in green, blue and yellow shelter small bays with coral gardens, a short swim from the pinnacle. They’re full of colourful reef fish.
How to dive it
You dive Agincourt Reef on a day trip from Port Douglas. Certified divers get up to three guided dives at three different sites, with a full briefing before each one. Sites are chosen on the day to suit the weather and tides, so we can’t promise a particular site.
Dive it with us
Port Douglas boat dives
Agincourt’s outer-reef bommies: walls, sharks and the big pelagics.
See the tripWhere it is
What you might see
Nearby sites
- Reef dive · Agincourt Reef Gary’s GutA wall on the outer edge of Agincourt Reef 4 that plunges from 5 metres to 40 metres. It averages about 20 metres, so it suits Open Water divers, and it’s a favourite with repeat divers.40 m
- Reef dive · Agincourt Reef Harry’s BommieA garden reef among the pinnacles and patch reefs west of Agincourt Reef 4. It’s a favourite with dive instructors.16 m
- Reef dive · Agincourt Reef Horse ShoeA patch reef between Agincourt Reefs 2 and 3, in an area of strong tidal movement. You can drift it or dive it from the mooring.20 m
- Reef dive · Agincourt Reef Nursery BommieOne of the most spectacular dive sites on the Agincourt Reef system: a pinnacle rising from 25 metres to 16 metres, behind a small ribbon reef at Agincourt Reef 2.24 m
