Balnarring Reef

Shore Dive | Shore access

Depth: 3 m (9.84 ft) to 8 m (26 ft)

Level: Open Water and beyond

Balnarring Reef is located on the western side of Western Port, east of the township of Balnarring, on the eastern side of Mornington Peninsula at the end of a track from the car park in Cliff Road.

There are weed and rock patches down to 8 metres with a good range of marine critters. It's a safe and shallow site ideal for newcomers to both snorkelling and scuba diving.

See WillyWeather (Balnarring Beach) as a guide for the tide times and the height of the tide.

Boon Wurrung / Bunurong country

Traditional Owners — This dive site is in the traditional Country of the Boon Wurrung / Bunurong people of the Kulin Nation. This truly ancient Country includes parts of Port Phillip, from the Werribee River in the north-west, down to Wilson's Promontory in the south-east, including the Mornington Peninsula, French Island and Phillip Island, plus Western Port. We wish to acknowledge the Boon Wurrung as Traditional Owners. We pay respect to their Ancestors and their Elders, past, present and emerging. We acknowledge Bunjil the Creator Spirit of this beautiful land, who travels as an eagle, and Waarn, who protects the waterways and travels as a crow, and thank them for continuing to watch over this Country today and beyond.

 

Balnarring Reef Location Map

Latitude: 38° 23.896′ S   (38.398267° S / 38° 23′ 53.76″ S)
Longitude: 145° 6.867′ E   (145.114458° E / 145° 6′ 52.05″ E)
Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | Get directions
Added: 2019-05-04 09:55:19 GMT, Last updated: 2022-03-22 16:06:42 GMT
Source: Google Earth
Nearest Neighbour: Point Leo, 4,681 m, bearing 225°, SW
Balnarring, Mornington Peninsula, Western Port.
Depth: 3 to 8 m.

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