To the south of the groyne is a shallow but lively reef. On calm days it is a nice snorkel, in 1-6m of water.
Guide: green good, red bad. Arrows wind, line swell.
| Date/Time | Visibility (m) | Vis (m) | Conditions | Comment | Reported by | User |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 21, 2024, 7 a.m. | 21-Dec-24 7 a.m. | 2 | Fair | vis 1-2m, | @JoeSainsbury | |
| Oct. 8, 2024, 7 a.m. | 8-Oct-24 7 a.m. | 1 | Fair | Fair conditions, very seaweedy, not great vis. | @arabellamcleay | |
| April 7, 2024, 8 p.m. | 7-Apr-24 8 p.m. | 10 | Glassy | 10-15m. 21degree | @JoeSainsbury | |
| March 19, 2024, 8 p.m. | 19-Mar-24 8 p.m. | 10 | Glassy | Best over sponge gardens and outer sand, 23c. | @MartinCrossley | |
| March 16, 2024, 10 a.m. | 16-Mar-24 10 a.m. | 12 | Glassy | Awesome viz, all the way from the sand up into the reef. | @micro | |
| March 14, 2024, 8 p.m. | 14-Mar-24 8 p.m. | 5 | Glassy | Northern end of Dutch Inn beach, viz even better way out over sand | @MartinCrossley | |
| March 13, 2024, 6 a.m. | 13-Mar-24 6 a.m. | 2 | Fair | Super flat but super milky | @AlecZander | |
| March 4, 2024, 6 a.m. | 4-Mar-24 6 a.m. | 1 | Fair | Lots of debri in the water , wind starting to pick up | @Sara.bergmann | |
| Feb. 14, 2024, 6 p.m. | 14-Feb-24 6 p.m. | 3 | Fair | Coagulated kind of organic suspension | @MartinCrossley | |
| Jan. 22, 2024, 8 p.m. | 22-Jan-24 8 p.m. | 3 | Windy | 3-4m, Vis will only get worse this week because of wind and swell. | @JoeSainsbury | |
| Jan. 13, 2024, 9 a.m. | 13-Jan-24 9 a.m. | 2 | Fair | Green and lots of particulate in the water | @snorkman | |
| Jan. 12, 2024, 8 p.m. | 12-Jan-24 8 p.m. | 3 | Fair | Viz better at depth, over sand +5m. Numerous stingers about. | @MartinCrossley | |
| Jan. 5, 2024, 10 a.m. | 5-Jan-24 10 a.m. | 10 | Glassy | Great conditions, lots of fish about. Watch out for stingers especially further out | @cormac | |
| Jan. 3, 2024, 8 p.m. | 3-Jan-24 8 p.m. | 20 | Glassy | Awesome | @MartinCrossley | |
| Jan. 1, 2024, 11 a.m. | 1-Jan-24 11 a.m. | 15 | Fair | Upto15m. Cloudy in places, also amounts of snot. | @JoeSainsbury | |
| Dec. 16, 2023, 9 a.m. | 16-Dec-23 9 a.m. | 10 | Fair | Great conditions, lots of fish about. Around 10m vis at end of groyne, 6ish meters closer to shore. | @snorkman | |
| Dec. 12, 2023, 7 a.m. | 12-Dec-23 7 a.m. | 10 | Fair | - | @patrick | |
| Nov. 18, 2023, 9 a.m. | 18-Nov-23 9 a.m. | 8 | Fair | Great conditions across the whole reef. Very little fish activity | @cormac | |
| Nov. 4, 2023, 9 a.m. | 4-Nov-23 9 a.m. | 12 | Glassy | - | @Sara.bergmann | |
| June 29, 2023, 10 a.m. | 29-Jun-23 10 a.m. | 4 | Fair | 15C, slight surge but otherwise excellent conditions. Disappointing that the vis hasn't cleared. | @henrycarrick | |
| May 19, 2023, 8 p.m. | 19-May-23 8 p.m. | 8 | Glassy | Same as last time - where is all the winter weather??? | @henrycarrick | |
| May 5, 2023, 9 p.m. | 5-May-23 9 p.m. | 10 | Glassy | 19C, vis improves further from shore (crystal out the back). Autumn bliss. | @henrycarrick | |
| May 3, 2023, 6 a.m. | 3-May-23 6 a.m. | 7 | Fair | Flat | @AlecZander | |
| April 30, 2023, noon | 30-Apr-23 12 p.m. | 8 | Windy | Bit windy | @AlecZander | |
| April 8, 2023, 2 p.m. | 8-Apr-23 2 p.m. | 8 | Fair | 2-4m in close, 6-10m further off shore. Slightly milky at all depths. | @JoeSainsbury | |
| April 3, 2023, 6 a.m. | 3-Apr-23 6 a.m. | 6 | Fair | Flat | @AlecZander | |
| March 27, 2023, 6 a.m. | 27-Mar-23 6 a.m. | 8 | Fair | - | @AlecZander | |
| March 21, 2023, 6 a.m. | 21-Mar-23 6 a.m. | 10 | Fair | Flat | @AlecZander | |
| March 14, 2023, 6 a.m. | 14-Mar-23 6 a.m. | 2 | Fair | Very bad, big swell | @AlecZander | |
| March 11, 2023, 7 a.m. | 11-Mar-23 7 a.m. | 8 | Fair | Flat | @AlecZander | |
| March 10, 2023, 7 a.m. | 10-Mar-23 7 a.m. | 4 | Fair | Murky | @patrick | |
| March 2, 2023, 8 p.m. | 2-Mar-23 8 p.m. | 10 | Fair | 23c light surge | @henrycarrick | |
| March 2, 2023, 7 a.m. | 2-Mar-23 7 a.m. | 15 | Fair | Perfect | @patrick | |
| Feb. 27, 2023, 7 a.m. | 27-Feb-23 7 a.m. | 8 | Glassy | Flat and clear! | @patrick | |
| Feb. 25, 2023, 8 a.m. | 25-Feb-23 8 a.m. | 5 | Fair | Pretty cloudy for the start of the Rotto swim | @AlecZander | |
| Feb. 8, 2023, 6 a.m. | 8-Feb-23 6 a.m. | 7 | Fair | Flat | @AlecZander | |
| Feb. 6, 2023, 6 a.m. | 6-Feb-23 6 a.m. | 3 | Rough | Swelly! | @AlecZander | |
| Feb. 4, 2023, 4 p.m. | 4-Feb-23 4 p.m. | 10 | Fair | Slight surge, varied cat sharks, numbray | @timkarnasuta | |
| Jan. 20, 2023, 7 a.m. | 20-Jan-23 7 a.m. | 12 | Glassy | Stunning, lots of fish | @patrick | |
| Jan. 15, 2023, noon | 15-Jan-23 12 p.m. | 8 | Fair | Very lively, northern reef | @patrick | |
| Jan. 12, 2023, 6 a.m. | 12-Jan-23 6 a.m. | 3 | Fair | Flat | @AlecZander | |
| Jan. 9, 2023, 6 a.m. | 9-Jan-23 6 a.m. | 4 | Fair | 4m-ish north reef, much worse closer to groyne. Flat | @AlecZander | |
| Dec. 30, 2022, 8 a.m. | 30-Dec-22 8 a.m. | 4 | Fair | Vis much better on northern parts of the reef. | @cormac | |
| Dec. 29, 2022, 7 a.m. | 29-Dec-22 7 a.m. | 4 | Fair | Flat | @AlecZander | |
| Dec. 23, 2022, 8 p.m. | 23-Dec-22 8 p.m. | 2 | Fair | lucky to get 2m for most of the dive. | @JoeSainsbury | |
| Dec. 23, 2022, 8 a.m. | 23-Dec-22 8 a.m. | 4 | Fair | Poor vis close to groyne, dense schools of shimmering fry, baby snapper, morwong, anemones, occies! | @kyminator | |
| Dec. 19, 2022, 6 a.m. | 19-Dec-22 6 a.m. | 5 | Fair | Milky and flat | @AlecZander | |
| Dec. 2, 2022, 9 p.m. | 2-Dec-22 9 p.m. | 2 | Fair | 21c, lots of algae, surge | @henrycarrick | |
| Nov. 14, 2022, 7 a.m. | 14-Nov-22 7 a.m. | 8 | Fair | - | @patrick | |
| Nov. 3, 2022, 7 a.m. | 3-Nov-22 7 a.m. | 8 | Fair | Reef to south of groyne | @patrick | |
| Oct. 31, 2022, 6 a.m. | 31-Oct-22 6 a.m. | 3 | Fair | - | @AlecZander | |
| Oct. 26, 2022, 7 a.m. | 26-Oct-22 7 a.m. | 3 | Fair | - | @patrick | |
| Sept. 4, 2022, 7 p.m. | 4-Sep-22 7 p.m. | 15 | Fair | 17C,<0.5m swell, rained later, still awesome | @MartinCrossley | |
| June 8, 2022, 8 p.m. | 8-Jun-22 8 p.m. | 20 | Glassy | VVgood! 18C, got windy, near shore viz crap. | @MartinCrossley | |
| June 4, 2022, 5 p.m. | 4-Jun-22 5 p.m. | 10 | Fair | Beautiful! | @patrick | |
| May 30, 2022, 10 a.m. | 30-May-22 10 a.m. | 4 | Fair | Patchy visibility | @JoeSainsbury | |
| March 30, 2022, 9 a.m. | 30-Mar-22 9 a.m. | 5 | Fair | - | @patrick | |
| March 22, 2022, 7 p.m. | 22-Mar-22 7 p.m. | 3 | Windy | Sand Tracks - 23-24c | @MartinCrossley | |
| March 19, 2022, 10 a.m. | 19-Mar-22 10 a.m. | 2 | Windy | - | @patrick | |
| March 9, 2022, 7 a.m. | 9-Mar-22 7 a.m. | 15 | Glassy | Heaps of fish around groyne | @patrick | |
| Dec. 7, 2021, 7 p.m. | 7-Dec-21 7 p.m. | 8 | Fair | 20deg, vis better further out | @timkarnasuta | |
| Nov. 20, 2021, 7 p.m. | 20-Nov-21 7 p.m. | 5 | Fair | - | @timkarnasuta | |
| Sept. 28, 2021, 8 p.m. | 28-Sep-21 8 p.m. | 8 | Fair | 18 dec, vis better far out | @timkarnasuta | |
| June 8, 2021, 9 p.m. | 8-Jun-21 9 p.m. | 8 | Fair | 17 deg, vis better further out | @henrycarrick | |
| March 14, 2021, 11 a.m. | 14-Mar-21 11 a.m. | 15 | Fair | 23.5c,Flat,Vlittleswell | @MartinCrossley | |
| March 10, 2021, 7 p.m. | 10-Mar-21 7 p.m. | 14 | Fair | 24c, little surge | @MartinCrossley | |
| July 22, 2020, 7 p.m. | 22-Jul-20 7 p.m. | 1 | Rough | 19C,Washing machine hell | @MartinCrossley |