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Sunshine Coast Scuba Diving

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Sunshine Coast Scuba DivingDiving off some of Southern Queensland's best dive sites is only a short 20 minute boatride off the Sunshine Coast. Here you can dive of some great locations off Mooloolaba and Noosa Heads, which include Wolf Rock, Inner Gneering, Outer Gneerings, Murphy's Reef and Mudjimba Island.

What you can expect to see is generally dependant on the site visited. However, you can be sure to encounter an abundance of marine life, the odd shipwreck and some sandstone formations covered with hard and soft corals, numerous ledges, caves, pinnacles and gutters to explore.

Youll experience close encounters with tropical fish, crayfish, sea urchins, anemones, bat fish, mackerel, starfish, sea whips, gorgonians, turtles, stingrays, nudibranches, spanish dancers, cowries, coral trout, small groper and bottom dwelling sharks such as wobbegongs.

Depths of dive sites off the Sunshine Coast can range from 8 to 35 metres. The water temperatures can range from a minimum of 18°C in winter to 27°C in the summer. Whilst visibility is around 10 to 15 metres in summer and 15 to 25 metres in winter time.

Dives are very safe with local divers boasting a safety record that is one of the finest in the Australian recreational diving industry. Safety excellence is only achievable through the use of the most highly trained and experienced dive personel.

Here's roughly what you should expect to pay for some of the associated dives on offer

Single tank dive:

  • around $50 with own gear
  • about $55 for a tank and weights
  • and $85 if you have all your own required gear.

Two dives within the same day:

  • Expect around $80 with own gear
  • about $90 tanks and weights.
  • and $135 if you can provide everything

Night dives:

  • You'll probably pay about $65 with tank, weights and glow stick.
  • And expect around $75 with all gear and glow stick.

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