INDIAN OCEAN
Ningaloo Reef · Exmouth
- Australia
- All levels
- March - November
Plan your dive
- Experience level
- All levels
- Depth guide
- Shallow reef to 20 m
- When to go
- March - November
- Site type
- Reef & Whale Sharks
Featured wildlife
- Whale shark
- Green turtle
- Spotted eagle ray
- Reef manta ray
About this dive site
Fringing-reef whale sharks without a long liveaboard commitment.
Ningaloo Reef hugs Western Australia's coast as a UNESCO-listed fringing reef where whale sharks feed close to shore in season. Day boats from Exmouth pair snorkel encounters with hard-coral gardens, manta rays and turtles. Humpback whales pass offshore in winter, listen on the ride out.
Manta cleaning stations need calm positioning - let your guide set the line and keep a respectful distance. Calendar peak is March - November, but skippers still move sites when wind, swell or current change. Book with a crew that knows Ningaloo Reef day to day, not just the map pin.