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The Best Dive Sites in Ningaloo & Exmouth

A fringing reef you can swim to from the beach, plus whale sharks, mantas and the Navy Pier.

These are the 3 Ningaloo & Exmouth sites in our database, best-documented first, with the operators who run trips to each.

Whale shark cruising over Ningaloo Reef with divers in the distance1

Ningaloo Reef

Ningaloo & Exmouth, Western Australia

Open Water · ≤18 m~15 m typical, 30 m maxShore dive · Boat divereef · drift

A fringing reef close enough to shore that in places you can swim to it from the beach.

For certified divers, the reef systems and offshore sites around the Exmouth Gulf provide the main scuba product, with drift diving along the reef edge and coral bommies inside the lagoon.

Look for: Green Turtle, Humpback Whale, Manta Ray, Spotted Eagle Ray

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Colourful nudibranch on a sponge garden with a diver behind2

Exmouth Navy Pier

Ningaloo & Exmouth, Western Australia

Open Water · ≤18 m~10 m typical, 15 m maxShore divepier

A structure dive with extraordinary fish density, on Defence land with controlled access.

The structure supports an extraordinary density of fish — grey nurse sharks, wobbegongs, giant groupers and vast schools crowded into a comparatively small area.

Look for: Grey Nurse Shark, Nudibranchs, Queensland Groper, Wobbegong

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Questions about this list

How is this list ranked?

Sites are chosen from our dive-site database and ordered by how well documented they are: flagship status, the number of operators we have confirmed dive there, and the marine life recorded. Nobody pays to be listed.

Can a business pay to appear here?

No. Listings and order come from our research only. Businesses can ask us to correct their details, but not to change their position.

How current is this guide?

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.

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