Freshwater
Freshwater Sydney - Description comming soon
There are several sites PRO DIVE Manly visit including Cabbage Tree Marine Sanctuary at Shelly Beach, Freshwater Beach, Fairlight Beach and other sites around the Northern Suburbs. While we put together a schedule, all planned trips are subject to weather conditions. The scuba diving in Sydney is temperate water diving with an influence of our warmer tropical water to our North. We have a wide variety of marine life including the worlds largest cuttle fish up 1.5 meters in length, sea horses, Blue Gropers, Wobbegong Sharks and a host of other marine life. Typically most dives max out at 16m, so all shore dives are suitable for openwater divers.
Although we aim to stick to the scheduled dive site, sometimes conditions force us to change, we will let you know the day before your dive or by 7am on the morning of your dive. Meeting points are below, click the link followed by "directions"
Meeting Point Freshwater*
*WARNING - parking is difficult in Sydney and especially at some of our dive sites, we encourage you to arrive well before your scheduled start time. If you miss the dives due to traffic and/or parking issues, you will forfeit your dives as per our terms and conditions.
Wonderful dive led by Apo- we were so grateful for his knowledge, amazing ability to spot marine life and fun! by Jane Leathwood - 05-May-2024
The instructor was very friendly and patient, she made the dive both fun and safe. My equipment was all perfect but a few people had issues with not getting the right equipment. by Lola Duguid - 28-Apr-2024
Jess was a great dive guide. Really enjoyed the dive by Michael Agius - 28-Apr-2024
My partner and I had so much fun on our recent dive with Jackie. She did such a great dive for us, and made it super easy. by George Bentley - 19-Apr-2024
Despite the horrendous weather we had a nice dive. by Simon Van Wyk - 05-Apr-2024
Paul was fantastic, so was the sea life!!! Bold and the beautiful over head and fiddle rays below. by Stuart Leece - 30-Mar-2024
Instructor was amazing, he was very informative and talkative, dive was good, saw some turtles, sharks, sting rays and a lot of cool fish by Jack Mcnaughton - 24-Mar-2024
Paul was great and gave me many very important tips! Thanks so much! by Nina Kimura-Budzyniak - 24-Mar-2024
The equipments has prepared for me. I am very happy. by John Bea - 23-Mar-2024
Kodi was very helpful and patient - a big thanks by Rupam Banerji - 15-Mar-2024
| Day | Date | am/pm | Dive Site | Certification | Action |
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| Sat | 29-Mar-2025 | am | Shelly Beach* |
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| Sun | 30-Mar-2025 | am | Freshwater* |
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| Sat | 05-Apr-2025 | am | Shelly Beach* |
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| Sun | 06-Apr-2025 | am | Freshwater* |
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| Sat | 12-Apr-2025 | am | Shelly Beach* |
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| Sun | 13-Apr-2025 | am | Freshwater* |
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| Thu | 17-Apr-2025 | am | Freshwater* |
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| Sat | 19-Apr-2025 | am | Shelly Beach* |
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| Sun | 20-Apr-2025 | am | Freshwater* |
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| Sat | 26-Apr-2025 | am | Shelly Beach* |
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*The Dive Sites schedule are a guide of where we are planning to go and are in no way guaranteed. If we can't go to the divesite due conditions, then the cruise director will nominate the next best suitable spot. There is no refund if we do not make it to the planned dive sites.
Freshwater Sydney - Description comming soon
Enter from the shore along the right hand side of the beach (facing the sea). Keep the rock wall on your right as you head out and on your left as you head back - an easy dive site to navigate. As with any site, Shelly Beach is weather dependant - generally protected during easterly winds, which makes it diveable when a lot of other sites in the area are blown out. Viz can vary from 3 to 15M but is usually clearer during the winter months. On a good day, this is a spectacular site!
The best of the site is further out than most people get to and you do need reasonable air consumption to reach it. Swim out following the rock wall to your right, until it turns northwards and starts to peter out. Take a heading and keep going following the remnants of the rock wall on the sea floor and you should come to a kelp bed. Weedy seadragons are frequently found here and the depth should not exceed 12m.
Along the wall and amongst the big boulders, other marine life seen regularly is the divine eastern blue gropers (wrasse), schools of yellowtail and big eyes, mados and often pike. Red Morwongs, goatfish in the sandy area, flatheads and often ludericks and old wives. Under ledges shrimps galore and often juvenile lionfish. Port Jackson sharks and giant cuttlefish are common in season and wobbegongs sleep in crevices and under the big boulders.
