Dive Review of Dive Ningaloo/N/A in
Australia/Exmouth Navy Pier, Western Aus

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Dive Ningaloo/N/A: "Excellent pier dive (when conditions are good)", Aug, 2023, by Phil Johnston, Bayswater, AU ( Sr. Contributor 26 reports with 25 Helpful votes). Report 12581 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	I had long wanted to dive the Navy Base pier at Exmouth. I did an initial shore dive, then a double dive two days later, entering at the end of the pier. Exmouth Pier is rated as one of the world's best pier dive, I would agree that in good conditions it is an amazing site. First dive was done as a shore dive due to work being done on the pier - it is still a working pier used to deliver fuel to the Naval communications base at Northwest Cape. A small degree of surge was experienced on entry - dives can only be done at slack water due to high currents in what is a quite unprotected site. Visibility was not good - perhaps 5 meters / 20 feet ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Dive Ningaloo
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Australia, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, Indonesia (Bali, Komodo, Rajah Ampat, Lembeh, Manado, Ambon) Cocos Islands, Mexico (Cozumel & Soccorros) Tonga, Galapagos, Tahiti, Maldives, Mozambique, Bahamas, Red Sea, Roatan, Philippines, Hawaii (Kona, Maui)
Closest Airport	Learmonth	Getting There	I flew direct Melbourne to Learmonth. This is seasonal Autumn-Spring, probably to co-incide with whaleshark / humpback season
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	20-22°C / 68-72°F	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	5-20 M / 16-66 Ft
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	The usual, maximum depth is around 18 metres / 50 feet
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	No facilities for rinsing cameras at the site. The pier is accessed by road in a van, no fresh water was carries ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Dive Ningaloo/N/A in Australia/Exmouth Navy Pier, Western Aus

Dive Ningaloo/N/A: "Excellent pier dive (when conditions are good)", Aug, 2023,

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Dive Review of Dive Ningaloo/N/A in
Australia/Exmouth Navy Pier, Western Aus