Channel Island Reef dive & snorkel conditions
Darwin Harbour (Middle Arm) · Reef · Boat entry · Depth 5-15 m · Marine protected area
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About Channel Island Reef
Reefs beneath the causeway to Channel Island in Darwin's Middle Arm are heritage-listed for their coral diversity alongside the island's leprosarium ruins.
Known for rips
This site can form rip currents. If you're caught in one: stay calm, raise an arm for help, float until it releases you, then swim parallel to the shore. How to spot a rip.
Access — entry & exit
Boat access from Darwin, best in the dry season.
Fishing
Not allowed — Fishing permitted outside heritage-protected reef area
Wildlife recorded nearby
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Site details from https://northernterritory.com/darwin-and-surrounds/see-and-do/channel-island-leprosarium-and-reefs | https://docslib.org/doc/10873733/channel-island-12-33s-130-52e-chart-aus-26. Conditions data from Open-Meteo and WillyWeather — how we rate sites.