South West Rocks · about 8 km from South West Rocks
Fish Rock Cave
- Max depth24 m
- CertificationCavern
- Water temperature≈ 17–25 °C, varies with the seasonestimated, no reports yet
- SpecialExperienced divers
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The dive
You enter the cave through the deep entrance at 24 m and swim through a tunnel. You ascend one of the two vertical chimneys, have a quick chat in the bubble cave and then come out into the light zone.
Profile and sections
You enter the cave through the deep entrance at 24 m and swim through a tunnel. You ascend one of the two vertical chimneys, have a quick chat in the bubble cave and then come out into the light zone. Grey nurse sharks are here all year, except for a few weeks around March and April; in the warmer months hammerheads patrol Larry's Ledge.
At ~120 m it is one of the largest ocean caverns in the southern hemisphere.
Practical: you only get there by boat with a dive centre, which matches your dives to your experience.
- Depth and profile
- Deep entrance at -24 m · shallow entrance at ~-10 m, ~5 m wide · passage ~120 m · the dives around the rock range from -7 to -35 m
- Configuration
- Standard recreational kit with a good light. Divernet recommends at least 20 dives for the cave; the operator calls it best suited for advanced divers.
Who can dive where
- At least Cavern
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Goes down to 24 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
- Experienced divers only
This is how the planner decides who in your team may dive this cave. Rules your own trip adds (organizer, a mail, the AI) show with your trip.
How to get there
By boat with Fish Rock Dive Centre from South West Rocks; Fish Rock lies ~2 km off the coast at Smoky Cape.
Around Fish Rock Cave
FillsNo fill station known nearby
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