South West Rocks, Australia
Fish Rock Cave
A cave right through an island, with grey nurse sharks at the entrance.
About the dive
Fish Rock Cave is a beginner to advanced dive site in South West Rocks, Australia. Divers have logged 3,035 dives here, going to 24 m on average in around 14 m of visibility. 16 species are recorded here month by month; the most sighted are wobbegong, nurse sharks and moray eels. Sightings peak in January, November and December.
- Level
- Beginner–Advanced
- Avg. max depth
- 24 m
- Visibility
- 14 m
- Dive time
- 49 min
- Logged dives
- 3,035
- Busiest months
- Jan · Nov · Dec
- Region
- Manning-Hawkesbury
Most sighted here
Wobbegong
Moray eelsPhoto: David Clode · CC0
Sand tiger sharkPhoto: National Marine Sanctuaries · CC0
StingraysPhoto: Corentin Largeron · CC0
What you’ll see, month by month
The most-sighted species at Fish Rock Cave and the months they are logged. The brighter the cell, the more sightings.
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wobbegong | ||||||||||||
| Nurse sharks | ||||||||||||
| Moray eels | ||||||||||||
| Sand tiger shark | ||||||||||||
| Stingrays | ||||||||||||
| Groupers | ||||||||||||
| Green Turtle | ||||||||||||
| Spiny Lobster | ||||||||||||
| Lionfish | ||||||||||||
| Clownfish | ||||||||||||
| Scorpionfish | ||||||||||||
| Eagle rays | ||||||||||||
| Loggerhead Turtle | ||||||||||||
| Wrasses | ||||||||||||
| Shrimp | ||||||||||||
| Humpback Whale |
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