Edithburgh

One of the best dive sites around

The jetty at Edith­burgh is one of the most colour­ful shore dives around. The pylons are incred­i­bly rich in life, cov­ered with sponges, fans and lit­tle crit­ters. The jetty itself is rea­son­ably short but wide, sup­ported by pylons in rows of 4. Don’t bother try­ing to count pylons as a mode of ori­en­ta­tion — it can get a bit confusing!

The water ranges from 3m to 12m+ and vis­i­bil­ity is usu­ally decent (6-8m). Entry points are steps on either side of the jetty, giant stride off the side, or for the more adven­tur­ous, a giant stride off the deep end.

There’s always plenty to see both under the jetty and off to the sides. There’s always lots of fish, blue swim­mer and dec­o­rated crabs, sea horses, eagle rays, con­ger eels and even an angler­fish or two. Nudi­branchs are also quite common.

A night dive at Edith­burgh is really quite spe­cial. You’ll very likely find the sea horses out and about, and if you’re really lucky, some pyjama squid. If you get the chance, its well worth it.