Flynn Reef

Diverse outer reef with walls, bommies, and abundant life.

Boat Access
15m Avg Depth
30m Max Depth

About this dive site

This dive site, Flynn Reef, offers a diverse underwater experience. The reef features several well-known dive spots such as Gordon’s Mooring and Tracy’s Bommie, providing opportunities for exploring bommies, walls, overhangs, and crevices. Night diving is also possible. The Coral Gardens mooring sits at 8 meters on a sandy bottom, extending back from the wall are superb coral gardens characterized by stands of staghorn coral alongside terraces of table corals, boulder coral heads, and plates, interspersed with swaying soft corals. A terracing slope descends to depths of 10 to 20 meters, also richly covered in coral and giant clams. Deeper areas showcase fan corals and thickets of staghorn coral on the seabed. The site is home to a variety of marine life including clownfish, batfish, trout, cod, fusiliers, butterflyfish, angelfish, whitetip reef sharks, grey reef sharks, octopus, moray eels, barracuda, lionfish, nudibranchs, and various pelagic species. Good pelagic action is frequently observed.

Diving Freediving Snorkeling

Site Ratings

Big Marine Life Very Good
Macro Marine Life Very Good
Landscape Quality Excellent
Water Visibility Very Good Viz
Famousness Well Known

Plan Your Visit

coral reefwall divesharkturtleminke whalebeginner friendlywide anglenight dive

Marine Life

ClownfishBatfishAngelfishParrotfishTriggerfishWhitetip reef sharkGrey reef sharkOctopusMoray eelBarracudaLionfishNudibranchSea turtleHawksbill turtleGiant clamStaghorn coralTable coralFan coral

Things to Note

Difficulty:

All levels

Offers shallow coral gardens for beginners and deeper walls and bommies for more experienced divers.

Hazards:
currentdepthmarine lifeboat traffic
Current Strength:

Variable

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