Nargra Reef

Reef Dive | Boat access

Depth: 3 m (9.84 ft) to 13 m (43 ft)

Level: Open Water and beyond.

Nargra Reef lies offshore from Keillers Beach Road, east of Portland, in Portland Bay (aka Henty Bay) on Victoria's Discovery Coast. It's a limestone reef that has been eroded by the swell into a series of gutters and overhangs.

Nudibranchs and gorgonian corals adorn the ledges along with a variety of fish species. The area is also noted for the fossilised Giant White Pointer Shark Characharadon Megalodon teeth that are occasionally found here.

This area is frequented by boats, so please make sure you display your dive flag in this area.

Nargra Reef is accessed by boat from the Portland Harbour, Lee Breakwater Road North Ramp or the Portland Harbour, Lee Breakwater Road South Ramp.

Best dived in good conditions with a low swell with light north or northerly winds. See WillyWeather (Portland North) as a guide for the tide times and the height of the tide.

Gunditjmara country

Traditional Owners — This dive site is in the traditional Country of the Gunditjmara people of far south-western Victoria which continues over the state border into a small part of south-east South Australia and is bordered by the Glenelg River to the west and the Wannon River in the north. This truly ancient Country extends 100 metres out to sea from low tide and also includes Deen Maar (aka Lady Julia Percy Island) where the Gunditjmara believe the spirits of their dead travel to wait to be reborn. We wish to acknowledge the Gunditjmara as Traditional Owners. We pay respect to their Ancestors and their Elders, past, present and emerging.

 

Nargra Reef Location Map

Latitude: 38° 18.230′ S   (38.303833° S / 38° 18′ 13.8″ S)
Longitude: 141° 39.150′ E   (141.6525° E / 141° 39′ 9″ E)
Datum: WGS84 | Google Map
Added: 2021-07-21 16:34:48 GMT, Last updated: 2022-05-23 18:50:06 GMT
Source: Marine Life Network
Nearest Neighbour: Dutton Way, 1,821 m, bearing 311°, NW
Portland Bay, Discovery Coast.
Depth: 3 to 13 m.

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