Norfolk Island Scuba Diving

Gutters, directly north of Cook's memorial, is a 30 metre dive with steep walls and narrow chasms covered by occasional rock 'bridges'. It is a good area for vertical drop-offs with a good cave system. Sea whips, reef fish and large eagle rays are found in the area. There are several dive sites in the central Duncombe Bay area west of the Cook memorial. It is a submerged rock platform with deep gullies, arches and caves.

Long Nose Reef juts out from Anson Point with Anson Bay to the north. The inside reef wall starts at 5 metres and drops to 25 metres. There are good hard corals on the top of the reef that boast swim throughs, caves, tunnels, schools of pelagic and reef fish, and the occasional turtle and groper.

Nepean Island, a twenty minute boat ride to the south east from Kingston, has extensive rock formations which give rise to caves, tunnels and unusual shapes. There are good corals on the upper surfaces with a plethora of reef and pelagic fish. Phillip Island, 7 km (4 miles) south of Kingston, is known for its prolific fish life and offers dives to 30 metres. The terrain features mainly vertical wall drop-offs and large boulders.