Information on Flinders Pier in October

[hellhole]

hello and g'day!

i am looking to spend 1 or 2 days diving in Flinders Pier this coming October... esp looking to take some photos of the weedy ??) leafy (??)..

Is it too cold of the time to do it in October ? or is the visibility not that good.

any dive shop to recommend? I will be flying into melb..

cheers!

 

[astr0b0y]

Yep it will be quite cold still in October (around 14c, you can explore temp trends here Port Phillip Temperature Observations).
Vis is weather dependant but Flinders is often pretty good. Does get messed up by northerly or nor-easterly winds, otherwise quite sheltered.
Weedy Sea Dragons are quite common but much less so in the colder months, might be OK by October.
I'm from the other side of town so my local typically only hits Flinders for club dives when all else fails as it's a long drive.
Plenty of local shops on the Mornington Peninsula though.

 

[Mike1967]

The Scuba Doctor - Melbourne Dive Shop, Guided Dives, Air Fills, Service and Repairs

The Scuba Doctor is a Melbourne Dive Shop selling scuba diving, spearfishing and snorkelling gear.

www.scubadoctor.com.au

 

[Russjstewart]

Keep an eye on

Flinders Pier Project

Critical safety works are being planned for Flinders Pier using funding from the 2022-23 State Budget.

www.parks.vic.gov.au

The first 180 metres (200 yards) of the pier is a dual structure, one side concrete and one side wooden. The wooden side is collapsing and due to be rebuilt, as of May it was still awaiting approval. I have no idea if rebuilding the wooden side will stuff up access to the concrete side, but this is Victoria anything is possible. As the government department responsible for the pier is still in the planning stage I will be very surprised if work has started by October

We have found the best way to dive the pier is to walk out along the pier to a square concrete area about halfway then use one of the lower landings for entry and exit, we normally try to dive towards the end of the flood tide. Have a good look under the concrete structure before heading west along the pier checking around piling sand in the weed.

If you venture out from under the pier beware of fishing lines and boat traffic