UNDERWATER WORLD – Shiprock

This is the final part in a new series I’ve made about Scuba Diving in the Sutherland Shire. There’l be plenty more from other locations so If you liked the video subscribe for more!

We all know that it’s not recommended to dive during big swells, the best thing about Shiprock is that it’s completely protected! Unlike most of Sydney’s other protected harbour dives, commonly known as ‘muck dives’, Shiprock offers divers a large deep wall lined with an array of vibrant corals and sponges, overhangs, and other swim-through like caverns. In addition to its relatively deep, colourful wall, Shiprock is also home to countless cuttlefish and it is a common site to find the rare Pineapple Fish. This is also a great spot to find octopus out and about hunting!

The only constraints on divers are the tides. Now unlike the above sites, you must dive this site on the incoming high tide. That is, you need to enter the water 20 to 30 minutes before high tide. The reason for this is simply the currents that run alongside this dive site. The incoming tide will push you along the length of the wall, and as the tide passes its peak (becomes an outgoing tide) it will push you back towards the entry and exit. If you time this well (it’s really not that hard) you barely have to kick the entire dive, just sit back and ride the currents!

This is a really cool site and well worth checking out!

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Other sites in the Shire that I have made videos on:
– Oak Park
– Kurnell

Camera gear:
– Sony A7III
– Sony 16 – 35mm f4 wide angle lens
– Sony 50mm f 1.8
– Panasonic Lumix GX7
– Panasonic 7 – 14mm wide angle lens
– Nauticam housing and dome port
– Orcatorch video lights (two D900V’s)
– Zhiyun Crane
– Rode video mic pro