Reef
down to 18 m
Moore Reef Pontoon (Sunlover)
Try-dive or certified dives to 18 m from a permanently moored outer-reef pontoon, with 5–12 m of water beside it.
- Open Water
Advanced≤30 m
Cod Hole
Dive site in Great Barrier Reef (Cairns & Port Douglas), Australia
Ribbon Reef site known for friendly giant potato cod up to 2 m long, with pygmy seahorses on gorgonians around 32 m.
- Usual dive
- 15 m
- Deepest point
- 32 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Best months
- May–Aug
- Entry
- Liveaboard
The dive
A reef dive from a liveaboard. Known for whitetip reef sharks, trevally and pygmy seahorses.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: dive-the-world.com
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
- DepthThe usual dive goes deeper than lower certifications allow.
- The site goes deeper than 30 m: Advanced divers stay above 30 m.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Reef
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Whitetip reef sharks
- Trevally
- Pygmy seahorses
- Groupers
- Napoleon wrasse
Season in Great Barrier Reef (Cairns & Port Douglas)
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: May–Aug.
Source: spiritoffreedom.com.auWhere is the Great Barrier Reef (Cairns & Port Douglas)?
The point shows the Great Barrier Reef (Cairns & Port Douglas) area, not the exact dive site.
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down to 25 m
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- Advanced
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down to 30 m
False Entrance
Osprey Reef wall at around 30 m with gorgonian fans and sea whips, where passing mantas, eagle rays and reef sharks can be seen in the blue.
- Advanced
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down to 15 m
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- Walking sharks
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down to 20 m
Michaelmas Cay
A sand cay where first-time divers can walk in off the beach into shallow water with green turtles and giant clams.
- Open Water
- Turtles
Wall
down to 20 m
Petaj Mooring
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- Open Water
- Whitetip reef sharks
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.