Dive centres by region · 2026 guide
Newcastle, Nelson Bay & Port Stephens has 4 dive businesses in the directory. Australia's best-known macro shore diving at Fly Point, plus offshore reef, wrecks and shark sites.
Here are the operators with the most complete, source-backed profiles.
1Nelson Bay, New South Wales
A Nelson Bay SSI centre running Broughton Island boat dives and Port Stephens shore dives, with rebreather and Extended Range training.
Runs double boat dives to Broughton Island's grey nurse sharks and Looking Glass, plus historic wreck dives.
SSI programmes listed include rebreather and Extended Range (XR).
2Newcastle, Nelson Bay & Port Stephens, New South Wales
A PADI-registered dive boat running charters around Port Stephens, Newcastle and Swansea, with PADI courses to Divemaster and TecRec.
Listed by PADI as a Dive Boat, running boat dives near Port Stephens, Newcastle and Swansea.
PADI courses from Open Water to Divemaster, plus specialties and TecRec.
3Swansea, New South Wales
An SSI Instructor Training Center 60 metres from the Swansea Bridge shore dive, with boat trips to Moon Island and rebreather and Extended Range training.
Listed by SSI as an Instructor Training Center.
Located about 60 metres from the Swansea Bridge, where demolished bridge structures form an artificial reef.
4Beresfield, New South Wales
A Beresfield dive superstore teaching RAID courses, with air fills, servicing, rental and a large scuba, freediving and spearfishing range.
Teaches a full range of RAID courses.
Services include air fills, equipment rental, equipment servicing and local and international dive travel.
Centres are ordered by how much of what they offer we could confirm from a primary source — training agencies, boats, courses, gas fills, servicing — plus published contact details and photos. It is a documentation ranking, not a review score, and nobody pays to be listed.
No. Listings and order come from our research only. Businesses can ask us to correct their details, but not to change their position.
It is generated from the directory's latest research, checked in 2026. Conditions, operators and seasons change — confirm details with the operator before you book.