Dive Site - Table Rock Reef
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| Table Rock Reef | Port Phillip, VIC | ||
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6 m | Advanced Open Water |
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| 37° 59.733′ S 37.99555° S 37° 59′ 43.98″ S |
145° 2.189′ E 145.036483° E 145° 2′ 11.34″ E |
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| Table Rock, Ricketts Point, is a popular diving and snorkelling site suited to intermediate and advanced snorkellers. It's located off Beach Road opposite Rennison Street, Beaumaris, within the 115 hectare Ricketts Point Marine Sanctuary in north-eastern Port Phillip. Table Rock faces south-west into Watkins Bay, and lies between Ricketts Point and Beaumaris Life Saving Club to the north-west, and Table Rock Point and Beaumaris Sea Scouts Jetty to the south-east. Table Rock is a great site for night dive enthusiasts. It's so close to the city, thus very convenient for those living in Melbourne. Great for getting back in the water, a night dive after work, or just an excuse to get wet! DIVING AND SNORKELLING AT TABLE ROCK, RICKETTS POINT Enter the water just north-west of the base of the steps and enter the water into Watkins Bay. Head out and pick up the intertidal edge of Table Rock. Proceed around Table Rock and stop to look at the cave-like structure under the rock itself. This makes for an interesting outing. You can proceed around to Beaumaris Sea Scouts Jetty. From there, you can either dive or snorkel back to the entry point, or exit and walk back along Beach Road to Rennison Street, Beaumaris. There is plenty of interesting reef marine life including Dusky Morwong, Eastern Australian Salmon, Moonlighters, Old Wives, Port Jackson Shark, Scalyfin, Smooth Stingrays, Southern Eagle Rays, Southern Fiddler Ray (aka Banjo Shark), Tasmanian Blennies, Zebrafish, and sea urchin. The deeper water sections result in sightings of larger fish at times. Location: Beach Road, Beaumaris, Victoria 3193 MELWAY Ref: Page 86 D10 Parking: Park in Rennison Street, Beaumaris, and carefully cross Beach Road. There is no beachside parking, so please be careful crossing Beach Road. Before gearing up check out the water. If you see lots of white water, head on home. Facilities: There are public toilets on the eastern side of Table Rock Point. Warning: Always go with a buddy and carry a dive knife. Make sure you tow a dive buoy with dive flag. Entry/Exit: Carefully cross Beach Road and start down the Bay Trail to the east of Rennison Street. About 30 metres along the trail there are steps leading down to the beach. Descend the steps to the beach and then head north-west on the beach to find a suitable entry point. The exit point is to return to this entry point, or head around Table Rock Point to exit at Beaumaris Sea Scouts Jetty. Some people have been known to do the dive in reverse by entering at Sea Scouts Jetty and exiting at Watkins Bay. Ideal Conditions: Table Rock is best dived with offshore light north-westerly to north-easterly winds. Avoid diving with moderate to strong onshore south-easterly to south-westerly winds. Just before the high tide will give the clearest water. See WillyWeather (Table Rock Point) as a guide for the tide times and the height of the tide. |
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