Tuncurry sits alongside Forster on the mid-north coast of New South Wales, where the Pacific Ocean offers a mix of reef, wall, drift, and artificial reef diving across seven sites. The depth range is wide, from the sheltered shallows of The Tanks to Lobster Pot, which drops away sharply to forty metres. Boat access is required for most offshore sites, though shore entry is available at several locations. Loggerhead and green sea turtles, eagle rays, bull rays, spotted wobbegongs, green morays, and eastern blue gropers have all been recorded here. Water is warmest in late summer and coolest in late winter and early spring.
Monthly water temperature across Tuncurry's sites, from satellite sea-surface data corrected for depth. The band shows the site-to-site spread.
Water temperatures peak in late summer and drop to their coolest from mid-winter through early spring. Visibility varies considerably across sites and with prevailing conditions, ranging from poor after rain or heavy swell to very clear on settled days.
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Water temperature around Tuncurry ranges from about 19°C in August to 25°C in March, based on satellite sea-temperature data for its dive sites.
In the warm season (about 25°C) a 3mm full suit is comfortable in Tuncurry; in the coldest months (about 19°C) step up to a 5mm suit.
Fin maps 7 sites in Tuncurry (7 scuba diving sites and 3 snorkelling spots, with some suited to both).
Across Tuncurry's dive sites, May, June, July, August, September and October are most often reported as the best months to visit.
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