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Reef Dive | Boat access
Depth: 1 m (3.28 ft) to 5 m (16 ft)
Level: Snorkelling, Open Water and beyond.
Located mid-way along Nepean Bay, situated on the north side of Point Nepean, this reef dive site features an old radar station on land almost directly above the site. This reef is full of marine life and a large variety of fish species. You can also explore for the colourful nudibranchs that hide among the kelp covering the bottom.
This shallow site is great for both snorkellers and scuba divers. However, the site can only be accessed by boat, as shore diving is prohibited at Point Nepean. It is best dived on the ebb tide.
This site lies in the Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park. The park is made up of six separate marine areas around the southern end of Port Phillip: Swan Bay, Mud Islands, Point Lonsdale, Point Nepean, Popes Eye, and Portsea Hole.
Thirty-one of the 120 shipwrecks known to have occurred within a 10 nautical mile radius of Port Phillip Heads are thought to be within the Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park in Point Lonsdale and Point Nepean.
Aboriginal tradition indicates that the Bellarine Peninsula side of the Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park is part of Country of the Wathaurung people, and the Mornington Peninsula side, including Mud Islands, is part of Country of the Boon Wurrung people.
See also, Parks Victoria: Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park,
Park Note: Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park,
Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park - Map,
Divers Guide - Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park,
Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park Identification Booklet, and
Taxonomic Toolkit for the Marine Life of Port Phillip Bay.
You are not permitted to carry a spear gun while snorkelling or scuba diving in Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park.
Traditional Owners — This dive site is in the traditional Country of the Boon Wurrung / Bunurong people of the Kulin Nation. This truly ancient Country includes parts of Port Phillip, from the Werribee River in the north-west, down to Wilson's Promontory in the south-east, including the Mornington Peninsula, French Island and Phillip Island, plus Western Port. We wish to acknowledge the Boon Wurrung 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.
Nepean Bay Inner East - Radar Location Map
Latitude: 38° 18.255′ S (38.304248° S / 38° 18′ 15.29″ S)
Longitude: 144° 39.538′ E (144.658963° E / 144° 39′ 32.27″ E)
Datum: WGS84 |
Google Map
Added: 2020-05-17 09:57:41 GMT, Last updated: 2022-03-22 17:34:08 GMT
Source: Divers Guide - Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park
Nearest Neighbour: Nepean Bay, 215 m, bearing 106°, ESE
Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park.
Depth: 1 to 5 m.
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