Point Leo covers a stretch of the Mornington Peninsula facing Port Phillip Bay in Victoria, where temperate Bass Strait waters define the character of diving. Eight sites in our database are all shore-accessible or entry by both boat and shore, shallow, and suited to beginners, with depths reaching only fifteen metres at the deepest. Piers, natural reef, artificial reef, seagrass, and muck habitats are all represented. Water temperatures are cold in winter, dropping to around eleven or twelve degrees, and reach only the low twenties at peak summer, so a thick wetsuit or drysuit is appropriate for much of the year. Species recorded include pot-bellied seahorse, shorthead seahorse, giant cuttlefish, spotted wobbegong, long-nosed fur seal, fiddler ray, and a wide range of nudibranchs.
Monthly water temperature across Point Leo's sites, from satellite sea-surface data corrected for depth. The band shows the site-to-site spread.
Water temperatures follow a strong seasonal pattern, coldest in mid-winter at around eleven degrees and warmest in midsummer in the low twenties. A thick wetsuit is appropriate in warmer months, and a drysuit is worth considering in winter. Visibility varies by site and season but can reach acceptable ranges even in the cooler months.
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Water temperature around Point Leo ranges from about 11°C in July to 21°C in January, based on satellite sea-temperature data for its dive sites.
In the warm season (about 21°C) a 5mm suit is comfortable in Point Leo; in the coldest months (about 11°C) step up to a drysuit.
Fin maps 8 sites in Point Leo (8 scuba diving sites and 2 snorkelling spots, with some suited to both).
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