Julian Rocks

New South Wales, Australiareef12 m maxbeginner

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Conditions & tides

Julian RocksNew South Wales · 12 m

Rough · 3/5

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Rough3/5

Rough at the surface right now — rough all day, no calm window.

Wind11 kn E

Current~0.9 kn S · model

Swell

1.3 m · 5s · ESE

Water

22 °C

Conditions through the day

6 AM6 PM

Calmest current near slack — 12:00 PM & 01:00 AM local

Sunrise 05:32 AM · Sunset 05:41 PM local

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On-face swell 1.3 m — the component of the swell aimed at this site’s exposed face. Current is a regional model value (Copernicus, ~9 km grid) — a guide to the area, not a precise reef measurement. Imagery © Esri · not depth or visibility.

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Marine forecast via Copernicus Marine. Score is a rule-based guide from swell/wind vs. the site's exposure — always dive your own assessment.

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About this site

Julian Rocks sits just off Byron Bay on the northern coast of New South Wales, within the Cape Byron Marine Park, where the East Australian Current and cooler southern waters meet. The site is known for its unusual mix of tropical and temperate marine life in the same dive, with manta rays, nurse sharks, sea turtles and wobbegongs regularly encountered around its granite bommies. Divers have also reported dolphins, eagle rays, leopard sharks, lionfish, nudibranchs, octopus, sweetlips, trevally, whales and wrasse on the site at various times. Diving here is generally done as a boat dive from Byron Bay over a reef bottom, with a maximum depth of around 12 metres, and it is rated a beginner dive.

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