Reef Explorers
Open Water≤18 m

Blizzard Ridge

Dive site in Ningaloo Reef, Australia

Lighthouse Bay ridge with sleeping leopard sharks, schools of parrotfish, emperors and sometimes sea snakes.

Max depth
18 m
Level
Open Water
Best months
Mar–Oct

The dive

A dive. Known for leopard (zebra) sharks.

Who it's for

Recommended minimum: Open Water (PADI Open Water, CMAS/FFESSM N1).

Conditions

Environment
Open water
Water
Sea water

What you might see

  • Leopard (zebra) sharks
  • Sea snakes

Season in Ningaloo Reef

  • Best
  • Good
  • Possible
  • Closed
  • Not documented yet

Best months: Mar–Oct.

Source: exmouthdiving.com.au

Where is Ningaloo Reef?

View on OpenStreetMapLocation: Ningaloo Coast (Wikipedia)Map: Natural Earth

The point shows the Ningaloo Reef area, not the exact dive site.

About this page

Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.

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Photo credits
  • Navy Pier, Exmouth, No machine-readable author provided. Summi~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons