Hopkins Reef

Reef Dive | Boat access

Hopkins Reef, Warrnambool
© Sally Watson

Depth: 6 m (20 ft) to 12 m (39 ft)

Level: Open Water and beyond.

Hopkins Reef is an exposed reef located directly out from the mouth of the Hopkins River, east of Warrnambool, on Victoria's Shipwreck Coast.

Diving at Hopkins Reef

Hopkins Reef Dive
© Sally Watson

Hopkins Reef offers a wide variety of ledges and gutters. It's a horseshoe shaped reef with a high wall.

The marine life here is prolific, with lots of Port Jackson Sharks, large Wobbygong's, Stingrays and fish of all kinds. The scenery is amazing. Truly a lovely dive.

Location: Warrnambool, Victoria, 3280

Ideal Conditions: Calm conditions and a very flat sea is needed to dive in this area. See WillyWeather (Hopkins River Entrance) as a guide for the tide times and the height of the tide.

Boat Launching: Hopkins Reef is reached by boat from the nearby Warrnambool (Lady Bay) boat ramp.

Eastern Maar country

Traditional Owners — This dive site is in the traditional Country of the Eastern Maar people of south-western Victoria between the Shaw and Eumerella Rivers and from Yambuk in the south to beyond Lake Linlithgow in the north. This truly ancient Country extends as far north as Ararat and encompasses the coastal townships of Port Fairy in the west, Warrnambool, Peterborough, Port Campbell, Apollo Bay, Lorne, and Airies Inlet in the east, including the Great Ocean Road area. It also stretches 100 metres out to sea from low tide and therefore includes the iconic Twelve Apostles. "Eastern Maar" is a name adopted by the people who identify as Maar, Eastern Gunditjmara, Tjap Wurrung, Peek Whurrong, Kirrae Whurrung, Kuurn Kopan Noot and/or Yarro waetch (Tooram Tribe) amongst others. We wish to acknowledge the Eastern Maar as Traditional Owners. We pay respect to their Ancestors and their Elders, past, present and emerging.

Hopkins Reef Location Map

Latitude: 38° 24.474′ S (38.407903° S / 38° 24′ 28.45″ S)
Longitude: 142° 30.419′ E (142.506986° E / 142° 30′ 25.15″ E)
Datum: WGS84 | Google Map
Added: 2022-05-21 17:48:42 GMT, Last updated: 2022-05-23 19:20:12 GMT
Source: Google Earth
Nearest Neighbour: Edinburgh Castle, 1,239 m, bearing 321°, NW
Warrnambool, Shipwreck Coast.
Depth: 6 to 12 m.

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