Dive Site - Mornington Pier
| Dive Site - Mornington Pier | |||
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| Mornington Pier | Port Phillip, VIC | ||
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12 m | Open Water |
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| - | Salt | 0 m | |
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| 38° 12.761′ S 38.212683° S 38° 12′ 45.66″ S |
145° 2.016′ E 145.0336° E 145° 2′ 0.96″ E |
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| Mornington Pier (aka Mornington Jetty) is at Schnapper Point in Mornington, Victoria on the Mornington Peninsula, between Royal Beach (to the south) and Shire Hall Beach (to the south-east). The seawall and pier runs north-east some 200 metres from the rocky cliff forming Schnapper Point into Port Phillip. Mornington Pier is 70 km (70 minutes by car) south of the Melbourne CBD and is very popular with divers, snorkellers, underwater photographers, especially on days when the ocean sites of the Mornington Peninsula are blown out. First built in the 1850s, Mornington Pier and Jetty is a regularly used dive training site and a relaxing after work night dive site for many Melbourne based divers. It's a site that is usually still diveable when the wind is up just a bit. But it's also a busy wharf and care needs to be taken when boats are active. Divers and snorkellers should stay away from the boats sheltering on the eastern side. DIVING AT MORNINGTON PIER Mornington Pier is a regulary used dive training site and a relaxing after work night dive site for many Melbourne based divers. Entry/Exit: A giant stride from the 3 metre high car park wall near the ladders. Can exit via the ladders, or by using the inlet ledge and climbing up the wall. A site which is usually diveable when the wind is up. Varied bottom depending on the area which means you wont get bored as it is changing the whole dive. Lots of large ledges and bolders, to sea grass covered rocks to silty mud. Lots of growth on rocks under the pier. Abounds with sponge life, pot bellied seahorses, old wives, whiting, morwong, crabs, small shrimp and plenty of other small life. Do be mindful here of the fisherman. There are usually a lot of them and the lines are littered everywhere. Stay under the pier where possible to avoid fishing lines. Be sure to take a dive knife and/or line cutter just in case. This is a great site for both day and night diving! The deepest of the piers on the Mornington Peninsula and well worth a visit. Depths can reach 12 metres out the end. There is also a nice reef to the west of the pier you can follow along. To access it enter as you would for the pier and dive along the pier until the place where the new structure starts. Cross through the pier here and you can follow a small reef along the edge of Schnapper Point. Parking: Normally good, fee parking at entry point. If the car park is full you could be up for a 200 metre plus walk. If the car park is empty, it can be just a 4 metre walk to the water. Location GPS coordinates from Google Earth. Approximate location only. |
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