Snorkelling - The best time to snorkel is at low tide on a sunny day when the water has dropped below the level of the reef. When water is washing over the reef the bubbles and associated debris in the water tend to cloud visibility. Tide times can be checked here. Select the port as Outer Harbor and enter the date. When the low tide is below 0.5 metres then conditions are generally suitable. I like to enter the water about an hour before low tide. It is then possible to drift southwards with the outgoing tide and return by drifting northwards back to the jetty on the incoming tide.

On entering the water via the sloping aluminium ladder at the end of the jetty it is not unusual to be confronted by schools of sweep waiting for the bread that many divers bring with them (see below).

There is much to see. Drifting slowly with the tide rather than thrashing around like a washing machine is the best way to observe the aquatic life. Some of the fish you might encounter are shown below. If you would like to try and identify some of the fish you see you could browse "THE FISHES OF AUSTRALIA'S SOUTH COAST" published by "The Flora and Flora of South Australia Handbooks Committee". My copy came from Angus and Robertson, cost $60.

Sweep (Scorpis aequipinnis)

Zebrafish (Girella zebra)

Anemones (Anemones.. I think. Let me know if I am wrong.)


As I take more photgraphs I will add them to this page.


Video - To view a short underwater video (4.7Mb) Click here.