Point Bunbury

Reef Dive | Shore access

Point Bunbury

Depth: 1 m (3.28 ft) to 7 m (23 ft)

Level: Open Water and beyond.

Point Bunbury is a nice site for diving and snorkelling on Victoria's Otway Coast at Apollo Bay. It lies south of the Apollo Bay Golf Course and separates Apollo Bay and Mounts Bay. Point Bunbury points east-south-east and is exposed to swell from the south and south-west.

The Apollo Bay Harbour and Borrow Beach lie on the northern side of Point Bunbury.

On the southern side is Point Bunbury Beach, a south facing beach suitable for diving and snorkelling with an irregular shaped reef along its shore. Point Bunbury Beach is a 500 metre long strip of sand backed by a low dune and the golf course, and fronted by a continuous rock platform and reefs. The beach is awash at high tide while the platform is exposed at low tide. To the west he beach ends at the mouth of the Barham River in Mounts Bay.

Both sides of Point Bunbury make for interesting dives as you explore the series of small reefs.

Point Bunbury Parking
© Google Street View

Location: Apollo Bay, Victoria 3233

Parking: There is a car park at the eastern end of Breakwater Road, Apollo Bay.

Entry/Exit: From Borrow Beach on the northern side, or Point Bunbury Beach on the southern side.

See WillyWeather (Point Bunbuty) as a guide for the tide times and the height of the tide.

Bass Strait Warning: Always keep an eye on sea conditions throughout any shore or boat dive in Bass Strait on Victoria's coastline. Please read the warnings on the web page diving-in-bass-strait before diving or snorkelling this site.

See also, Apollo Bay Coastline... & ...Two Reefs, Wrecks and Museums in "Shore Dives of Victoria" by Ian Lewis, 3rd edition pages 10–11.

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.

Point Bunbury Location Map

Latitude: 38° 45.663′ S (38.76105° S / 38° 45′ 39.78″ S)
Longitude: 143° 40.778′ E (143.679636° E / 143° 40′ 46.69″ E)
Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | Get directions
Added: 2022-03-28 16:49:12 GMT, Last updated: 2022-04-06 14:23:36 GMT
Source: Google Earth
Nearest Neighbour: Grange, 1,944 m, bearing 205°, SSW
Apollo Bay, Otway Coast.
Depth: 1 to 7 m.

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