Reef
down to 32 m
Cod Hole
Ribbon Reef site known for friendly giant potato cod up to 2 m long, with pygmy seahorses on gorgonians around 32 m.
- Advanced
- Whitetip reef sharks
Open Water≤18 m
Round Island (Frankland Islands)
Dive site in Great Barrier Reef (Cairns & Port Douglas), Australia
Rocky reefs to 12 m cut by ledges, with nudibranchs, batfish and moray eels, off the quieter Frankland Islands south of Cairns.
- Max depth
- 12 m
- Level
- Open Water
- Best months
- May–Aug
The dive
A reef dive. Known for turtles and nudibranchs.
Who it's for
Open Water≤18 mSource: tropicalnorthqueensland.org.au
Recommended minimum: Open Water (PADI Open Water, CMAS/FFESSM N1).
Conditions
- Dive type
- Reef
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Turtles
- Nudibranchs
- Batfish
- Moray eels
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.
More dives in Great Barrier Reef (Cairns & Port Douglas)
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
Drift
down to 25 m
Around the Bend
Osprey Reef drift to a manta cleaning station where divers hold a line at 20-25 m as mantas hover in the current.
- Advanced
- Manta rays
Drift
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
- Manta rays
Reef
down to 15 m
Fitzroy Island
Shore or boat dives on rocky reefs to 15 m near Cairns, where epaulette sharks hide under ledges.
- Open Water
- Walking sharks
Reef
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
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.