Fun Dives at Julian Rocks

Dive One of Australia's Top Ten Dive Sites

Nguthungulli Julian Rocks — 2.5 km offshore from Byron Bay — is a marine reserve where tropical and temperate currents collide, creating extraordinary biodiversity. Our daily fun dive trips bring certified divers face-to-face with over 1,000 fish species in crystal-clear subtropical waters.

What You'll See

• Leopard sharks — resident wobbegongs resting on the sandy bottom year-round
• Grey nurse sharks — endangered and protected, in the deep gutters
• Sea turtles — loggerhead and green turtles at the cleaning stations
• Manta rays — seasonal visitors October–March, often in cleaning formation
• Eagle rays, kingfish, morwong — schooling pelagics around the pinnacles
• Nudibranchs and macro life — extraordinary invertebrate diversity for photographers

Your Dive Day

1. Check in at Sundive — meet your DiveMasters and collect equipment
2. Pre-dive briefing — conditions, marine life highlights and dive plan
3. 20-minute boat ride to Julian Rocks on our purpose-built dive vessel
4. Two guided dives on separate sections of the rock system
5. Return to shore — hot rinse station and secure equipment storage

Requirements & Equipment

• Open Water certification or above required
• Full scuba equipment hire available: BCD, wetsuit, regulator, fins and mask
• All of our regulators have an integrated depth gauge and bottom timer, but not a dive computer. Wrist dive computers can be hired as an add-on.
• 7 mm wetsuits recommended year-round (water temperature 19–25°C)
• Nitrox fills available for EANx-qualified divers