Depth 7 m max depth
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Blairgowrie Pier
Stingray Bay, Victoria, AustraliaAbout this dive site
Explore the water around Victoria
Blairgowrie Pier is a fantastic site for photographers, due to the abundant macro life. It's also a popular training site, due to its sheltered position and manageable depth range (2-7m). The pier pylons and sea wall are heavily encrusted with sponges - home to many Seahorses and Nudibranchs - even the odd Tasselled Anglerfish. Ledges and hidey holes make great homes for numerous species of Rays, as well as Octopus, Squid and Giant Cuttlefish. You can also see Stargazers, Flathead, Decorator Crabs, Goatfish and many others. Blairgowrie Pier often hosts the annual Giant Spider Crab march in May-June each year. Thousands of crabs gather in the shallow waters to moult.
Site details
Water type Salt
Dive type Beach
Useful Training
- PADI Open Water Diver
- PADI Discover Scuba Diving
- PADI Night Diver
- PADI Underwater Photographer
Plan the dive
Dive Conditions
Dive Types
- Beach
Water Entry
- Shore
- Shore/Beach
Suggested Equipment
- Booties
- Camera
- Dive computer
- Dive Knife
- Drysuit
- Gloves
- Hood
- Torch
- Wetsuit
What you may encounter
Marine Life
Dive site gallery
Photos from Blairgowrie Pier
Diver feedback
5.0
2 reviews
A wonderful site for macrolife like nudibranchs. There are beautiful seagrasses, rays, globe fish etc. Despite being to some of the "best" sites to dive in Australia I absolutely love the shallow dive here as there is so much marine life; the plants are colourful and plenty, and the fish etc are really chill around divers and are happy to be in close proximity. A lot to see here and in a sheltered spot that's easy to float in to appreciate everything without drifting away ❤️
Penis Fish everywhere! I was gagging