stiebs
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Hi thedude..
There is plenty of diving around Melbourne. The closest to the city is what saspotato is doing.. in the shark tank in the aquarium
The only places that you can get charter boats are from Portsea and Queenscliff. One is 90 minutes drive SW, and the other 90 minutes drive SE. Boats leaving from both locations dive the same spots (They are 3hrs apart by car, but about 15 minutes by boat)
There are a handful of shore dives within a 30 minute drive from the CBD. They are generally quite pretty, but you'll be lucky to get 5m at high tide. These include Brighton and Rickett's Point.
A little further out (1hr from CBD) is Mornington Pier, which is a very popular fishing and shore diving spot that will get you to about 8m, as alcina said.
There's also a couple of other piers and jetties between Mornington and Portsea that are still shallow but good dives.
There are a handful of charter operators, but the big one is Dive Victoria which operates up to four boats. There are dozens of dive sites in the bay ranging from cruisy 12m spots to 40m+ walls. Dives in the bay
have to be done either during slackwater, or they are drift dives. Slackwater usually lasts 30-45 minutes, and outside of slack currents can run up to 6 knots.
Outside the heads in open water all the sites are 20m+. There are a few reef sites, but its mostly scuttled wrecks ranging from 26m to 40m deep including a handful of submarines. If you're into deep stuff, a bit further out is the ships graveyard, where there are heap of scuttled wrecks, some still unidentified, between 50m and 80m deep.
On any of the charters running out of Portsea or Queenscliff, if you're going deeper than 30m it is a requirement that you carry a redundant air source in the form of doubles or a pony.
The boats do not generally provide in water DMs. Each buddy pair (or group) is responsible for their own dive plan, so if you're new to the area and by yourself, you're best to mention that when booking a dive so the operator can find a suitably experienced and willing buddy for you.
As for sharks, its very uncommon for divers to see anything but harmless banjo "sharks" (which are actually skates), port jacksons or the occasional wobbegong.
Is that enough info for you?
There is plenty of diving around Melbourne. The closest to the city is what saspotato is doing.. in the shark tank in the aquarium
The only places that you can get charter boats are from Portsea and Queenscliff. One is 90 minutes drive SW, and the other 90 minutes drive SE. Boats leaving from both locations dive the same spots (They are 3hrs apart by car, but about 15 minutes by boat)
There are a handful of shore dives within a 30 minute drive from the CBD. They are generally quite pretty, but you'll be lucky to get 5m at high tide. These include Brighton and Rickett's Point.
A little further out (1hr from CBD) is Mornington Pier, which is a very popular fishing and shore diving spot that will get you to about 8m, as alcina said.
There's also a couple of other piers and jetties between Mornington and Portsea that are still shallow but good dives.
There are a handful of charter operators, but the big one is Dive Victoria which operates up to four boats. There are dozens of dive sites in the bay ranging from cruisy 12m spots to 40m+ walls. Dives in the bay
have to be done either during slackwater, or they are drift dives. Slackwater usually lasts 30-45 minutes, and outside of slack currents can run up to 6 knots.
Outside the heads in open water all the sites are 20m+. There are a few reef sites, but its mostly scuttled wrecks ranging from 26m to 40m deep including a handful of submarines. If you're into deep stuff, a bit further out is the ships graveyard, where there are heap of scuttled wrecks, some still unidentified, between 50m and 80m deep.
On any of the charters running out of Portsea or Queenscliff, if you're going deeper than 30m it is a requirement that you carry a redundant air source in the form of doubles or a pony.
The boats do not generally provide in water DMs. Each buddy pair (or group) is responsible for their own dive plan, so if you're new to the area and by yourself, you're best to mention that when booking a dive so the operator can find a suitably experienced and willing buddy for you.
As for sharks, its very uncommon for divers to see anything but harmless banjo "sharks" (which are actually skates), port jacksons or the occasional wobbegong.
Is that enough info for you?
