Shag Rock

North Stradbroke Island, Queensland, Australiareef16 m maxbeginner

Conditions & tides

Shag RockNorth Stradbroke Island

Rough · 3/5

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Rough3/5

Rough at the surface right now — best window today 7 AM–2 PM.

Wind22 kn SSE

Current~0.2 kn W · model

Swell

0.9 m · 7s · SSE

Water

23 °C

Max depth

16 m

Conditions through the day

6 AM6 PM

Calmest current near slack — 13:30 & 01:15 local

Sunrise 04:50 · Sunset 18:09 local

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On-face swell 0.0 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

Shag Rock is a rocky reef a short boat ride of 6 to 8 minutes from the launch beach. It is the most protected of the local sites, so it gives good diving when conditions elsewhere turn bad.

Depths run 8 to 16 metres, with a minimal current and visibility from 5 to 25 metres. Both sides of the reef make good dives and are linked by a swim-through cave, so they can be dived separately or combined. Beginners and experienced divers both enjoy it.

Wobbegong and bamboo sharks, eagle rays and bull rays, turtles, octopus, eels, nudibranchs, stonefish and sea urchins live here, with hard and soft corals and many tropical fish. Leopard sharks, manta rays and grey nurse sharks pass through in their seasons.

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