Ulladulla and its surrounding areas offer an abundance of amazing dive sites. We've put together some brief info here about our favorites: 
Ulladulla Bommie  - North Bommie - Lighthouse Wall - Burrill Rocks - Magic Reef
Brush Island but there are many more!

Ulladulla Bommie offers a kaleidoscope of colours and is a beautiful dive! It boasts an array of plant and sponge life where gorgonians, sea whips, sponges and sea tulips emit blues, yellows, purples and reds in every direction. A double ledged wall makes navigation easy and also adds to the spectacular terrain.Canyons and small caves lay waiting to be explored! Our only dive where we guarantee that you’ll see a seal?!

This dive site is suitable for any level of diver and consists of walls, steps, small swim throughs and large boulders.  Typical diving is around the 15 to 20 meter mark with maximum depths of 27 meters.

North Bommie is teeming with fish life, this is a superb site only 5 minutes from the harbour.With a maximum depth of 18m it is perfect for open water qualified divers but also has enough entertainment for the most experienced of divers. You are guaranteed to be engulfed by large schools of Yellowtail and Pomfred during your dive, while Cuttlefish, Wobbegongs, Port Jackson’s, Bull Rays, Angel Sharks and Moray Eels are also common at this site. ‘The Penthouse’, a shallow cave in the wall face, is where you will find the home of a resident endangered Black Cod.

This dive site is suitable for any level of diver and consists of walls, steps, canyons and large boulders.  Typical diving is around the 15 to 18 meter mark with maximum depths of 22 meters.

Lighthouse Wall - Experience the thrill of Lighthouse Wall, which often allows for drift diving. This area offers a number of different dive environments. The middle section of the 100m long wall is a sheer face where sea tulips and gorgonian fans add a touch of extra elegance and the sandy bottom offers up interesting finds like Numb Rays, Stingarees, Shovel Nose Sharks and Port Jackson Sharks. All along the wall, small crevices & openings allow you to search for some of our shyer marine friends. At either end of the sheer face the reef returns to a more rugged terrain with large boulders that are home to Blue Gropers, Eastern Blue Devilfish & Cuttlefish.

This dive site is suitable for any level of diver and consists of walls, steps, small swim throughs and large boulders.  Typical diving is around the 15 to 22 meter mark with maximum depths of 28 meters.  Currents are not unusual to experience here and it can easily turn into an advanced diver site.  But staff are able to roll with the punches and provide any recommendations based on their assessment - even if it means moving on to a different spot.

Burrill Rocks
Roll over to the brilliance of Burrill Rocks, a spectacular site with large boulders, steep walls and spectacular caves and swim throughs. Plant life, rock formations, hard and soft corals and diverse fish life make this a dive site for everyone. Ranging from 12m to 26m, there is some great diving at this site that will suit any experience level. Every now and again we are joined at Burrill by a seal wanting to have some fun and the Blue Groupers here are some of the friendliest that we come across.

Generally considered to be an advanced level dive however 18m diving is still possible and just as rewarding.  Dive terrain consists of walls, steps, small swim throughs, caves and large boulders.  Typical diving is around the 15 to 22 meter mark with maximum depths of 30 meters.

Magic Reef
Ulladulla’s ‘garden’, this site is just beautiful! The reef is literally covered in sponges and the animals that inhabit them. Nudibranchs and other little critters make this a great dive for the ‘up close’ photographer. W ith the top of the reef sitting in about 18m and a maximum depth of around 27m, this dive requires some deeper diving experience. Definitely a dive not to be missed!!

This dive site is an advanced level dive due to the average depth being greater than normal.  Ideal for Nitrox divers who want to get the most from their gas.  Typical diving is around the 18 to 22 meter mark with maximum depths of 27 meters.

Brush Island
For the more adventurous diver, we travel a little south to Brush Island off the Bawley Point area. Brush Island is the final resting place of four vessels, including the ‘Northern Firth’ whose wreckage can be found scattered around the island. Being a little further away and less accessible, Brush offers ‘untouched’ diving and always gives the feeling of being in a place where one should expect the unexpected!

Many of the dives around the island are 25m plus, so some experience or training for diving at these depths is required. This is an advanced level dive due to the average depth being greater than normal.  Ideal for Nitrox divers who want to get the most from their gas.  Typical diving is around the 18 to 22 meter mark but areas are as shallow as 8 meters.

And the list goes on……
These are just some of the sites that we visit on a regular basis. Within these areas there are also often a number of different dive sites. One of the things that we love so much about the diving in our area is the variety of different environments that are around – we never get bored so we’re confident that you wont either!

We are also constantly looking for new sites – one of our favorite activities is to head off for an exploration dive to find new spots, this consists of the boss taking us out in the boat, kicking us over the side and saying 'go find a new spot!'.  By the way, anyone else who is interested is helping us discover new spots is welcome to come along too! We have found some great places by doing this, including a sea cave in the Bawley Point area.  We have yet to finish exploring said cave...! So much water….. so little time! The new boat has also widened our aquatic playing field, letting us get to places from Jervis Bay to Montague Island.  So, stay tuned ‘cos our list of sites is sure to grow!

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