Split Bommie

Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australiapinnacle16 m maxbeginner

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Conditions & tides

Satellite view of Split Bommie

Split BommieGreat Barrier Reef · 16 m

Fair · 3/5

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conditions visualisation

Fair3/5

Some chop right now — best window today 7 AM–5 PM.

Wind18 kn SE

Current~0.3 kn NW · model

Swell

0.8 m · 6s · E

Water

24 °C

Conditions through the day

6 AM6 PM

Calmest current near slack — 01:00 PM & 01:45 AM local

Sunrise 06:04 AM · Sunset 06:12 PM local

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Tide · local

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On-face swell 0.9 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

Split Bommie sits on the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of far north Queensland, in an area reached by boat from the mainland. It is a pinnacle dive over a reef bottom, reaching a maximum depth of around 16 metres and rated a beginner site. Divers have reported clownfish, fusiliers, pipefish, snapper, and surgeonfish around the bommie's coral formations, which are a common feature of dive sites along this stretch of the reef.

AI overview

Marine life here

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

Blackspotted PufferArothron nigropunctatusReported here · unconfirmed
Sixband ParrotfishScarus frenatusReported here · unconfirmed
Steephead ParrotfishChlorurus microrhinosReported here · unconfirmed
Pacific TrumpetfishAulostomus chinensisReported here · unconfirmed
Freckled HawkfishParacirrhites forsteriReported here · unconfirmed
Spotted ParrotfishCetoscarus ocellatusReported here · unconfirmed
Pacific Sailfin TangZebrasoma veliferReported here · unconfirmed
Blackback AnemonefishAmphiprion melanopusReported here · unconfirmed
Eastern Triangle ButterflyfishChaetodon baronessaReported here · unconfirmed
Leopard Sea CucumberBohadschia argusReported here · unconfirmed
PipefishPipefishReported here · unconfirmed
SnapperSnapperReported here · unconfirmed
FusilierFusilierReported here · unconfirmed
ClownfishClownfishReported here · unconfirmed
SurgeonfishSurgeonfishReported here · unconfirmed

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