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A jellyfish is faster and more graceful than you are without fins in the water. Fins (they're not called flippers) transform you from a slow moving, limbs flailing, underwater creature into a true denizen of the deep. They enable you to dart about with speed, mobility and efficiency.
Having your own diving or snorkelling fins means you'll never have to suffer from the pain and discomfort of wearing crappy rental fins again. No more blisters and leg cramps! Investing in a good set of fins isn't expensive. Most popular snorkelling and diving full foot fin models range from $50 to $100. The best open heel fins range from $100 to $320. And, if you dive often and rent gear you'll get your money's worth in no time.
You probably want to know what the best dive fins on the market are, right? Well, that's why we've put together this diving fins buyer's guide to help you out with the process. Remember, don't get caught up with buying the most popular model, or what your buddies use. It's about finding the fins that suit your needs and feet the best.
Our selection of the Top 10 Best scuba diving fins available will enable you to move easily underwater in comfort. Of course all of these fins are also suitable for snorkelling. We've even included some for freediving and spearfishing.
Unsure as to what type of fins you need? For scuba divers we also have our Scuba Fins Buying Guide and/or our page Fins - Advice on choosing the right scuba fins for you. For snorkellers we have Snorkelling Fins Buying Guide. The right fins make a BIG difference!
Clifton Springs, Short Pier
Shore Dive | Shore access
Depth: 1 m (3.28 ft) to 4 m (13 ft)
Level: Open Water and beyond.
Clifton Springs, Short Pier is a delightful shore dive, also suitable for snorkelers, on the eastern side of the Clifton Springs Boat Harbour. The waters are generally calm and sheltered and it's a nice night dive site. It's a shallow dive, best done at high tide. Best to use a dive float with dive flag.
There are three pier ruins in this area near Clifton Springs on the Bellarine Peninsula in Port Phillip. To the west are the ruins of the old Short Pier near the boat harbour. In the middle are the ruins of the old Salt Water Bath Pier which had swimming baths at the end. To the east are the ruins of the old (Long) Steamship Pier.
Bottle hunting here is popular but requires skill not to stir up the sand and sediment. Seahorses, nudibranchs, stingrays and pipefish can be found here.
Clifton Springs Night Dive
from Allie Beckhurst
on Vimeo.
Location: Clifton Springs
MELWAY Ref: Page 456 E5
Ideal Conditions: Best at high tide. Protected from southerly winds. See WillyWeather (Clifton Springs) as a guide for the tide times and the height of the tide.
Clifton Springs, Short Pier History
The remains of the Clifton Springs Short Pier (aka Drysdale Jetty) are located near the existing boat harbour. It is assumed this was the first pier at Clifton Springs. The Short Pier is currently listed on the Victorian Heritage Inventory (H7821-0049).
See also, Heritage Council Victoria: Former Mineral Springs, Clifton Springs, and
Heritage Council Victoria: Short Pier, Clifton Springs.
Spearfishing is illegal within 30 metres of any pier or jetty and in Marine National Parks. See Spearfishing Laws.
Traditional Owners — This dive site is in the traditional Country of the Wathaurong (Wadda-Warrung) people of the Kulin Nation. This truly ancient Country includes the coastline of Port Phillip, from the Werribee River in the north-east, the Bellarine Peninsula, and down to Cape Otway in the south-west. We wish to acknowledge the Wathaurong as Traditional Owners. We pay respect to their Ancestors and their Elders, past, present and emerging. We acknowledge Bunjil the Creator Spirit of this beautiful land, who travels as an eagle, and Waarn, who protects the waterways and travels as a crow, and thank them for continuing to watch over this Country today and beyond.
Clifton Springs, Short Pier Location Map
Latitude: 38° 9.307′ S (38.155123° S / 38° 9′ 18.44″ S)
Longitude: 144° 33.047′ E (144.55079° E / 144° 33′ 2.84″ E)
Datum: WGS84 |
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Added: 2021-01-31 11:18:17 GMT, Last updated: 2022-03-22 14:13:33 GMT
Source: Google Earth
Nearest Neighbour: Clifton Springs Piers, 1,018 m, bearing 76°, ENE
Bellarine Peninsula.
Depth: 1 to 4 m.
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