Hawks Nest on the New South Wales Mid North Coast offers boat diving across a varied mix of reef, cave, wall, and wreck sites in the Tasman Sea. The SS Oakland and SS Macleay wrecks attract divers after structure and history, while Broughton Island and Looking Glass Isle provide walls, canyons, and caves suited to intermediate and advanced divers. Water temperatures are warmest in late summer and coolest in late winter. Visibility is variable across sites. Species recorded include grey nurse sharks, ornate and spotted wobbegong, green sea turtles, fiddler rays, and a range of nudibranchs.
Monthly water temperature across Hawks Nest's sites, from satellite sea-surface data corrected for depth. The band shows the site-to-site spread.
Water temperatures are warmest from late summer into autumn and drop to their coolest in late winter and early spring. All sites require boat access, and conditions at more exposed locations such as Broughton Island and North Rock can change quickly, with visibility ranging widely.
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Water temperature around Hawks Nest ranges from about 19°C in August to 24°C in February, based on satellite sea-temperature data for its dive sites.
In the warm season (about 24°C) a 3mm full suit is comfortable in Hawks Nest; in the coldest months (about 19°C) step up to a 5mm suit.
Fin maps 6 sites in Hawks Nest (6 scuba diving sites).
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