Diamond Reef – Forster NSW Australia
Diamond reef is situated north of Forster and is a 25-minuet boat ride from
the dive shop.
This site is a macro photographers and divers paradise with an amazing variety
of soft and hard corals, sponges and 38 different varieties of Nudibranchs,
some of which are endemic to this particular reef.
The maximum depth of this site is 20 metres with an average depth of 16 metres,
which gives you plenty of bottom time to explore and count the different types
of Nudibranchs.
The colours you will see on this dive will blow you away, from bright yellows
to deep purples and everything in between.
This site has many types of Invertebrates including Coral Banded Shrimps, Red
Lined Shrimps to large Slipper Crays and Eastern Rock Crays.
The fish life you will usually see here is generally quite small but on the odd occasion we have seen Grey Nurse Sharks, small Whaler Sharks and even a Marlin.
But it’s the Nudibranchs and corals that this dive is famous for. The shapes, sizes and colours of the Nudibranchs is amazing, from bright yellow with white spots, to dark blue with orange spots, you can do a full dive and see up to 10 different types in an area of only 3 or 4 square metres.The bottom composition is quite flat with shallow sandy gutters, with the highest points only rising 2 or 3 metres off the bottom.
This site is quite fragile with all the soft and hard corals covering the entire
bottom so good buoyancy control is essential to avoid undue damage to this reef.
Maximum depth, 20 metres. Open Water Level.