Gold Coast Diving - Gold Coast Seaway

The Gold Coast Seaway is the main entrance from the Pacific Ocean to the Gold Coast Broadwater. It is widely considered as one of Australia’s most significant coastal engineering projects and offers some excellent diving sites.

The Gold Coast Seaway offers an abundant and extensive population of aquatic life that attracts both beginner and advanced divers. With its sub tropical waters and currents that rage from 19 – 27 degrees celcius, tidal flows and consistent food sources the Gold Coast Seaway attracts an array of marine life that live amongst the rock walls, pipes and sandy seabed which sits over coffee rock. 

The deep seaway channel reaches a maximum depth of 20 metres and commences at the north east end of the seaway and swings around and extends along the south wall to the Seaway Tower before heading in a north westerly direction and around the south western corner of South Stradbroke Island.

While it is always best to consult local authorities before you then plan your dive some of the Gold Coast Seaway dives include: The South West Wall up to 3 hours before high tide and Wave Break Island up to four hours after high tide. Being an the entrance to an estuary the best time to dive is on the peak of the high tide when the current is less challenging and the visibility is best. Due to its location and purpose the Seaway is not a dive site to experience corals but there are plenty of fish and marine life including Eagle Rays, Cownose Rays, Guitarfish, Turtles, Sharks and Trevally.

Begin your dive from the shore; you can park only ten metres away. The Gold Coast Seaway is accessible in all weather conditions from the shore. Boats are not required as the Seaway is well protected.

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