Kent Group - East Cove, Deal Island dive & snorkel conditions
Bass Strait (Kent Group National Park) · Reef · Boat entry · Depth 5-25 m · Marine protected area
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About Kent Group - East Cove, Deal Island
Kent Group National Park's East Cove at Deal Island offers granite wall and reef diving amid historic shipwreck sites, in a remote marine protected area.
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
Private or expedition boat only; no public transport to the islands.
Fishing
Not allowed — Restricted within Marine Protected Area surrounding Deal, Erith and Dover Islands
Wildlife recorded nearby
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