Melbourne Bommie Dives
Bommie is an Australian term for an outcrop of coral reef or rock formation, often resembling a column, that is higher than the surrounding platform of reef or rock and which may be partially exposed at low tide.
Melbourne is fortunate enough to have some magnificent Bommie dive sites both inside and outside Port Phillip, not far from the heads.
Safety Tip: We recommend you read our Boat Diving Safety and Using a Dive Float and Flag pages and use the described Cray/Drift Buoy Line Diver Freedom System when bommie diving from a private boat.
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Brads Bommie |  Bommie Dive |  Boat access |
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| Latitude: 38° 23.612′ S (38.393541° S / 38° 23′ 36.75″ S) Longitude: 141° 38.778′ E (141.646299° E / 141° 38′ 46.68″ E) | ||
| Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | |
| Added: 2022-05-20 06:22:40 GMT, Last updated: 2022-05-24 05:36:34 GMT Source: Google Earth | ||
| Nearest Neighbour: The Passage Reef Shallow, 836 m, bearing 124°, SE | ||
| Point Danger, Portland, Discovery Coast. Depth: 5 to 15 m. | ||
| See the Brads Bommie dive site page | ||
Brown Head Pinnacle | Bommie Dive | Boat access |
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| Latitude: 39° 2.579′ S (39.042979° S / 39° 2′ 34.72″ S) Longitude: 146° 28.693′ E (146.478218° E / 146° 28′ 41.58″ E) | ||
| Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | |
| Added: 2022-04-22 12:39:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-04-22 12:50:13 GMT Source: Google Earth | ||
| Nearest Neighbour: Larkin Cove, 508 m, bearing 232°, SW | ||
| Wilsons Promontory Marine Reserve. Depth: 8 to 35 m. | ||
| See the Brown Head Pinnacle dive site page | ||
Castle Rock | Bommie Dive | Boat access |
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| Latitude: 38° 17.887′ S (38.298117° S / 38° 17′ 53.22″ S) Longitude: 144° 35.863′ E (144.597717° E / 144° 35′ 51.78″ E) | ||
| Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | |
| Added: 2012-07-22 01:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-05-07 15:32:54 GMT Source: GPS (verified) | ||
| Nearest Neighbour: Deep Pinnacles, 250 m, bearing 287°, WNW | ||
| Depth: 12 to 20 m. Dive only on: Ebb. | ||
| See the Castle Rock dive site page | ||
Christmas Bommie | Bommie Dive | Boat access |
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| Latitude: 38° 17.256′ S (38.2876° S / 38° 17′ 15.36″ S) Longitude: 144° 38.570′ E (144.642833° E / 144° 38′ 34.2″ E) | ||
| Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | |
| Added: 2012-07-22 01:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-04-25 08:04:49 GMT Source: GPS | ||
| Nearest Neighbour: The Cathedral, 298 m, bearing 179°, S | ||
| Depth: 7 to 15 m. | ||
| See the Christmas Bommie dive site page | ||
Corsair Rock | Bommie Dive | Boat access |
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| Latitude: 38° 18.017′ S (38.300283° S / 38° 18′ 1.02″ S) Longitude: 144° 38.481′ E (144.64135° E / 144° 38′ 28.86″ E) | ||
| Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | |
| Added: 2012-07-22 01:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-05-07 15:46:08 GMT Source: GPS | ||
| Nearest Neighbour: Campbell, 122 m, bearing 284°, WNW | ||
| Depth: 3 to 30 m. Dive only on: SWE. | ||
| See the Corsair Rock dive site page | ||
Easter Bommie | Bommie Dive | Boat access |
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| Latitude: 38° 17.017′ S (38.283617° S / 38° 17′ 1.02″ S) Longitude: 144° 38.611′ E (144.643517° E / 144° 38′ 36.66″ E) | ||
| Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | |
| Added: 2012-07-22 01:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-03-27 08:03:52 GMT Source: GPS | ||
| Nearest Neighbour: Jims Hole, 49 m, bearing 168°, SSE | ||
| Depth: 16 to 27 m. Dive only on: SWF, SWE. | ||
| See the Easter Bommie dive site page | ||
Knawesome Bommie | Bommie Dive | Boat access |
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| Latitude: 38° 17.152′ S (38.285867° S / 38° 17′ 9.12″ S) Longitude: 144° 39.374′ E (144.656233° E / 144° 39′ 22.44″ E) | ||
| Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | |
| Added: 2012-07-22 01:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-04-06 12:49:05 GMT Source: Allie Beckhurst GPS (verified) | ||
| Nearest Neighbour: Awesome Reef, 101 m, bearing 17°, NNE | ||
| Depth: 12 to 40 m. Dive only on: SWF, SWE. | ||
| See the Knawesome Bommie dive site page | ||
Lonsdale Bommies | Bommie Dive | Boat access |
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| Latitude: 38° 17.983′ S (38.299717° S / 38° 17′ 58.98″ S) Longitude: 144° 36.730′ E (144.612167° E / 144° 36′ 43.8″ E) | ||
| Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | |
| Added: 2012-07-22 01:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-04-06 10:19:48 GMT Source: GPS (verified) | ||
| Nearest Neighbour: Twin Bommies, 142 m, bearing 283°, WNW | ||
| Depth: 12 to 18 m. Dive only on: Ebb. | ||
| See the Lonsdale Bommies dive site page | ||
Lonsdale Rock | Bommie Dive | Boat access |
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| Latitude: 38° 17.960′ S (38.29933° S / 38° 17′ 57.59″ S) Longitude: 144° 37.420′ E (144.62366° E / 144° 37′ 25.18″ E) | ||
| Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | |
| Added: 2012-07-22 01:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-04-06 11:10:13 GMT Source: GPS | ||
| Nearest Neighbour: 16lb Reef, 573 m, bearing 8°, N | ||
| Depth: 6 to 15 m. | ||
| See the Lonsdale Rock dive site page | ||
McKechnie Craig Bommie | Bommie Dive | Boat access |
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| Latitude: 38° 23.322′ S (38.388699° S / 38° 23′ 19.32″ S) Longitude: 142° 8.206′ E (142.136766° E / 142° 8′ 12.36″ E) | ||
| Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | |
| Added: 2021-07-24 15:32:48 GMT, Last updated: 2022-05-19 22:47:53 GMT Source: GPS (verified) | ||
| Nearest Neighbour: Boulder Point Reef, 400 m, bearing 202°, SSW | ||
| Discovery Coast. Depth: 8 to 20 m. | ||
| See the McKechnie Craig Bommie dive site page | ||
Nelson Bommie | Bommie Dive | Boat access |
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| Latitude: 38° 3.987′ S (38.066454° S / 38° 3′ 59.23″ S) Longitude: 140° 59.003′ E (140.983378° E / 140° 59′ 0.16″ E) | ||
| Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | |
| Added: 2022-05-19 04:18:09 GMT, Last updated: 2022-05-23 08:08:40 GMT Source: Peter Ronald GPS | ||
| Nearest Neighbour: The Boatshed, Cape Bridgewater, 50,638 m, bearing 132°, SE | ||
| Nelson, Discovery Bay, Discovery Coast. Depth: 2 to 20 m. | ||
| See the Nelson Bommie dive site page | ||
New Deep Bommie | Bommie Dive | Boat access |
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| Latitude: 38° 19.079′ S (38.317983° S / 38° 19′ 4.74″ S) Longitude: 144° 34.000′ E (144.566667° E / 144° 34′ 0″ E) | ||
| Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | |
| Added: 2012-07-22 01:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2021-07-16 09:49:04 GMT Source: GPS | ||
| Nearest Neighbour: J5 Yellow Submarine, 815 m, bearing 12°, NNE | ||
| Depth: 30 to 42 m. Dive only on: SWF, SWE, Ebb. | ||
| See the New Deep Bommie dive site page | ||
Peeping Tom | Bommie Dive | Boat access |
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| Latitude: 38° 21.836′ S (38.363939° S / 38° 21′ 50.18″ S) Longitude: 142° 4.212′ E (142.070206° E / 142° 4′ 12.74″ E) | ||
| Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | |
| Added: 2021-07-03 04:24:58 GMT, Last updated: 2022-05-23 11:02:18 GMT Source: GPS (verified) | ||
| Nearest Neighbour: The Crags, 3,554 m, bearing 104°, ESE | ||
| Discovery Coast. Depth: 3 to 15 m. | ||
| See the Peeping Tom dive site page | ||
Pillar Point Bommie | Bommie Dive |  Shore access |
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| Latitude: 39° 2.413′ S (39.040219° S / 39° 2′ 24.79″ S) Longitude: 146° 18.335′ E (146.305576° E / 146° 18′ 20.07″ E) | ||
| Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | Get directions | |
| Added: 2022-04-23 08:43:38 GMT, Last updated: 2022-04-23 09:17:38 GMT Source: Google Earth | ||
| Nearest Neighbour: Pillar Point, South, 255 m, bearing 41°, NE | ||
| Wilsons Promontory Marine Park. Depth: 2 to 25 m. | ||
| See the Pillar Point Bommie dive site page | ||
Prop Bay Bommie | Bommie Dive | Boat access |
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| Latitude: 38° 25.352′ S (38.422529° S / 38° 25′ 21.1″ S) Longitude: 141° 59.729′ E (141.995488° E / 141° 59′ 43.76″ E) | ||
| Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | |
| Added: 2021-07-12 20:46:55 GMT, Last updated: 2022-03-27 08:40:28 GMT Source: Peter Ronald GPS | ||
| Nearest Neighbour: Haystack, 135 m, bearing 349°, N | ||
| Lady Julia Percy Island, Discovery Coast. Depth: 6 to 15 m. | ||
| See the Prop Bay Bommie dive site page | ||
Shortland Bluff Bommie | Bommie Dive | Boat access |
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| Latitude: 38° 16.879′ S (38.281317° S / 38° 16′ 52.74″ S) Longitude: 144° 39.328′ E (144.655467° E / 144° 39′ 19.68″ E) | ||
| Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | |
| Added: 2018-01-17 21:09:37 GMT, Last updated: 2022-04-06 11:54:09 GMT Source: GPS (verified) | ||
| Nearest Neighbour: Boarfish Reef Drift, 102 m, bearing 229°, SW | ||
| Depth: 18 to 20 m. Dive only on: SWF, SWE. | ||
| See the Shortland Bluff Bommie dive site page | ||
The Passage Bommie | Bommie Dive | Boat access |
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| Latitude: 38° 24.193′ S (38.403215° S / 38° 24′ 11.57″ S) Longitude: 141° 38.909′ E (141.648478° E / 141° 38′ 54.52″ E) | ||
| Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | |
| Added: 2021-07-22 18:25:50 GMT, Last updated: 2022-05-24 08:39:46 GMT Source: GPS (verified) | ||
| Nearest Neighbour: Big Reef, Portland , 160 m, bearing 161°, SSE | ||
| Portland, Discovery Coast. Depth: 3 to 20 m. | ||
| See the The Passage Bommie dive site page | ||
Twin Bommies | Bommie Dive | Boat access |
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| Latitude: 38° 17.965′ S (38.299417° S / 38° 17′ 57.9″ S) Longitude: 144° 36.635′ E (144.610583° E / 144° 36′ 38.1″ E) | ||
| Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | |
| Added: 2012-07-22 01:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-04-06 10:20:49 GMT Source: GPS | ||
| Nearest Neighbour: Lonsdale Arches, 83 m, bearing 237°, WSW | ||
| Depth: 12 to 18 m. Dive only on: Ebb. | ||
| See the Twin Bommies dive site page | ||
Total of 18 dive sites.
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DISCLAIMER: No claim is made by The Scuba Doctor as to the accuracy of the dive site coordinates listed here. Should anyone decide to use these GPS marks to locate and dive on a site, they do so entirely at their own risk. Always verify against other sources.
The marks come from numerous sources including commercial operators, independent dive clubs, reference works, and active divers. Some are known to be accurate, while others may not be. Some GPS marks may even have come from maps using the AGD66 datum, and thus may need be converted to the WGS84 datum. To distinguish between the possible accuracy of the dive site marks, we've tried to give each mark a source, e.g. GPS, Google Earth, or unknown.
If you don't understand the differences between the different ways coordinates are given, plus how different datum come into play, you might find the article GPS Conversions by Lloyd Borrett a useful read. It describes the problems associated with locating dive sites using a GPS receiver.
Scuba Doctor Dive Map KML File
In the true spirit of making it easy to obtain, utilise and share the information for non-commercial purposes, you can now Download/view the Scuba Doctor Dive Map GPS Marks (KML file | 427.19 KB | 24-May-2022) in the Keyhole Markup Language (KML) file format used to display geographic data in an Earth browser such as Google Earth or Google Maps.
Some marine GPS units can import the information from a KML file. For others you can use use a file translate program (e.g. GPSBabel) to convert the KML file into an import file format (e.g. GPX) supported by your GPS unit.
Please Help Us To Correct GPS Marks and Add More Melbourne Dive Sites
If you have have information about other dive sites you'd be happy to see added to the information available here, or any corrections and/or updates to the diving site GPS marks listed here, please feel free to Contact Us. See also, Dive Site Help.
