Nelson Bay sits within Port Stephens on the New South Wales mid-north coast, offering a range of underwater habitats across two sites: reef, seagrass, wall, muck, and drift environments all feature here. Depths span from very shallow to thirty metres, and both shore and boat entries are available, making the area workable for beginners while still holding interest for more experienced divers. Diving is highly tidal, so timing dives around slack high tide is important at the Port Stephens site. The species list includes spotted and ornate wobbegong, green sea turtles, fiddler rays, mourning cuttlefish, and a strong nudibranch showing.
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Fin maps 2 sites in Nelson Bay (2 scuba diving sites and 1 snorkelling spots, with some suited to both).
Across Nelson Bay's dive sites, April, June and July are most often reported as the best months to visit.
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