Crawfish Rock
Reef Dive |
Boat access
Depth: 1 m (3.28 ft) to 32 m (105 ft)
Crawfish Rock lies 1.5 kilometres north of Scrub Point in the main tidal channel of the North Arm of Western Port off the north-western tip of French Island. It features deep reefs, pinnacles, canyons and underwater channels.
Access is by boat and the rock is exposed at low tide. There is strong and reversing current action with deep surrounding waters at this site which have prevented the accumulation of sand and gravel beaches and spits.
Crawfish Rock slips down to 32 m (105 ft) on one side and drops off to 26 m (85 ft) on the French island side.
The marine community at Crawfish Rock is unique, with very high invertebrate diversity. A number of threatened species make their homes here. The area has a unique and vulnerable marine community that it supports, which includes threatened Hydroids.
Best dived at slack water. See WillyWeather (Warneet Pier) as a guide for the tide times and the height of the tide.
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.
Crawfish Rock Location Map
Latitude: 38° 16.228′ S (38.27047° S / 38° 16′ 13.69″ S)
Longitude: 145° 17.788′ E (145.29647° E / 145° 17′ 47.29″ E)
Datum: WGS84 |
Google Map
Added: 2021-02-15 22:54:44 GMT, Last updated: 2021-07-28 17:08:19 GMT
Source: Google Earth
Nearest Neighbour: Red Bird, 9,263 m, bearing 242°, WSW
Western Port.
Depth: 1 to 32 m.
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