South Gorge

South Gorge sits at the southern end of Point Lookout on North Stradbroke Island, off the coast of southeast Queensland, where the island's rocky headland meets the Coral Sea. It is known locally for its gorge-like channel between rock walls, accessible from shore near the Point Lookout township. The site reaches a maximum depth of around 15.7 metres and is rated advanced, with divers needing to reckon with strong currents and swell through the channel. Sea turtles are a regular sighting here, and divers have also reported cuttlefish, dolphins, eagle rays, leopard and zebra sharks, manta rays, nudibranchs, snapper, trevally, and wobbegongs moving through the gorge.

Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.

• Sea turtleSea turtleConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
• DolphinDolphinReported here · unconfirmed
• Manta rayManta rayReported here · unconfirmed
• CuttlefishCuttlefishReported here · unconfirmed
• Leopard / zebra sharkLeopard / zebra sharkReported here · unconfirmed
• Eagle rayEagle rayReported here · unconfirmed
• WobbegongWobbegongReported here · unconfirmed
• NudibranchNudibranchReported here · unconfirmed
• TrevallyTrevallyReported here · unconfirmed
• SnapperSnapperReported here · unconfirmed
• Zebra SharkStegostoma tigrinumReported here · unconfirmed
• Reef Manta RayMobula alfrediReported here · unconfirmed
• Green Sea TurtleChelonia mydasReported here · unconfirmed