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A jellyfish is faster and more graceful than you are without fins in the water. Fins (they're not called flippers) transform you from a slow moving, limbs flailing, underwater creature into a true denizen of the deep. They enable you to dart about with speed, mobility and efficiency.
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You probably want to know what the best dive fins on the market are, right? Well, that's why we've put together this diving fins buyer's guide to help you out with the process. Remember, don't get caught up with buying the most popular model, or what your buddies use. It's about finding the fins that suit your needs and feet the best.
Our selection of the Top 10 Best scuba diving fins available will enable you to move easily underwater in comfort. Of course all of these fins are also suitable for snorkelling. We've even included some for freediving and spearfishing.
Unsure as to what type of fins you need? For scuba divers we also have our Scuba Fins Buying Guide and/or our page Fins - Advice on choosing the right scuba fins for you. For snorkellers we have Snorkelling Fins Buying Guide. The right fins make a BIG difference!
Portsea Pier East Reef
Reef Dive |
Shore access
Depth: 11 m (36 ft)
Portsea Pier East Reef, lies between Portsea Pier (to the west) and Point Franklin (to the east) in the waters of Weeroona Bay, Port Phillip on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria. It's a reef system that stretches out under the boat moorings.
See also, Point Franklin Reef and Drift in "Shore Dives of Victoria" by Ian Lewis, 3rd edition pages 106–107.
Location: Point Nepean Road, Portsea, Victoria 3944
MELWAY Ref: Page 156 F2
Parking: Free parking after 6 pm at Portsea Pier around 50 metres from the pier with good street lights over your car. During the day and summer, the car parks are hard to get with most being 1 to 2 hour limited.
Safety First: Always go with a buddy and be extremely careful. Be mindful of the boat traffic here as it can often be quite hectic, particularly in summer. Never swim in the inside area of the pier for this reason. Always tow a buoy with dive flag.
Entry/Exit: The best entry is from the shore, or from the landing about halfway out on Portsea Pier.
See WillyWeather (Portsea Pier) as a guide for the tide times and the height of the tide.
Spearfishing is illegal within 30 metres of any pier or jetty and in Marine National Parks. See Spearfishing Laws.
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.
Portsea Pier East Reef Location Map
Latitude: 38° 19.030′ S (38.317167° S / 38° 19′ 1.8″ S)
Longitude: 144° 43.020′ E (144.717° E / 144° 43′ 1.2″ E)
Datum: WGS84 |
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Added: 2012-07-22 09:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-04-15 14:14:23 GMT
Source: Google Earth
Nearest Neighbour: Portsea Cray Reef, 190 m, bearing 264°, W
Portsea, Mornington Peninsula, Port Phillip.
Depth: 11 m.
Dive only on: SWF, SWE.
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