What we’re about
Join a group of likeminded Snorkelling and freediving enthusiasts. Join us here and on Facebook where you can connect and engage with the community between dives https://www.facebook.com/share/g/hrN5XcUgQmFpZJAq/
We will try to meet each weekend at one of the many fantastic Snorkelling locations across Sydney and the occasional road trip further afield. Our home base will be Shelly Beach at Manly, as it would have to be, arguably, the best place in Sydney to snorkel. Other sites will include; Clovelly, Gordon's Bay, Freshwater, Chowder Bay, Little Bay, Malabar, Maroubra, Bare Island, Fairlight Beach and many others. The calm waters of Shelly Beach are ideal for the beginner and advanced alike. We would love for you to join our group and come explore the many underwater treasures Sydney has to offer.
This is a link to our YouTube channel. Click subscribe to receive updates. We generally try to Post a video after each meetup. You might be able to see some of the aquatic fauna you may have missed. Enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/@sydneysnorkllingmeetup9611/videos
Please use this link to find out all you need to know about snorkelling.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/11CRr6l-tKXezyxoRRV7FcU7-xBTz1pd3mDoFExZPAHY \
Thanks to Tara for putting this comprehensive guide together.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Shelly Beach - Wobbiegong Shark Snorkel.shelly beach, manly
Wobbiegong Shark Snorkel at Shelly Beach.
We will meet at 11am next to the BBQ area. Feel free to hang around afterwards for a late lunch or coffee and a chat.
Shelly is an ideal location for all levels, from beginner to advanced. Hopefully it will be a beautiful day.
In the meantime you can check out some of our previous trips to Shelly Beach here.
https://www.youtube.com/@sydneysnorkllingmeetup9611
Looking forward to seeing you there.
Please note. Please organise yourselves into buddy pairs of similar abilities. Lets all stay safe and have fun.
Google Maps exact location is https://goo.gl/maps/GxomzUe5yrB2
- Go Diving Show at The Dome - Sydney Showground - 6 September 2025.Uptown Charlie Cafe, SYDNEY
Go Diving Show at The Dome - Sydney Showground - 6 September 2025.
We can meet here at The Uptown Charlie Cafe at 9:45am. It is directly outside the entry to the show.
This is the link to https://godivingshow.com/anz/sydney-dive-show/
You can pre-book a ticket for $12 or pay $15 at the door.
There is plenty of information on their website.
Here is a list of speakers.
## MAIN STAGE
10am - 10.45am | Sheree Marris - The Weird, Wild & Wonderful World of Octopuses
11am - 11.45am | Lyndi Leggett - Diving into the impossible
12pm - 1pm | Marco Bordieri - Underwater exploration and mapping with consumer-grade devices and skills
1.15pm - 2pm | Matt Carter - Mapping the WWII Ghost Fleets of the Pacific: 3 years, 80+ wrecks, 0-700 metres
2.15pm - 3pm | Todd Thimios - Ultimate dive sites of the world
3.15pm - 4pm | Josh Richards - Double or nothing – pushing the limits of Mount Gambier’s Caves## TECH STAGE
10.15am - 11am | David Strike - More cautionary tales for techies
11.15am - 12noon | Mark Tozer - Sunken secrets – uncovering Darwin Harbour’s ‘lost ships’
12.15pm - 1pm | Alex Aberle-Leeming & Andrew Oakeley - Photogrammetry at the limit
1.15pm - 2pm | Nays Baghai - The symbiosis between tech diving and AI from an underwater creative’s perspective
2.15pm - 3pm | Richard Taylor - Tech Diving Brunei
3.15pm - 4pm | John Kendall - Brazil cave expedition
4.15pm - 5pm | Antoine Martin - Dual Rebreather diving## INSPIRATION STAGE
10.45am - 11.30am | Dr Elodie Camprasse - The biodiversity of the Great Southern Reef
11.45am - 12.30pm | Paul Gamblin - Australia conservation
12.45pm - 1.30pm | Debby Oscroft - How to plan an African Dive Safari & the Mysteries of St Helena
1.45pm - 2.30pm | Raf Jah - Truk Lagoon without going technical
2.45pm - 3.30pm | Nick Leigh - See the reef, love the reef, protect the reef
3.45pm - 4.30pm | Mark Powell - Training doesn’t work - and how we can fix it## PHOTO STAGE
10.30am - 11.15am | Mike Scotland - Diving with sharks; marine biology in the wild
11.30am - 12.15pm | Tom Park - Behind the Lens: Crafting Cinematic Stories Underwater
12.30pm - 1.15pm | Jayne Jenkins - Diving in my own backyard
1.30pm - 2.15pm | Brett Lobwein - No BS – how to reduce backscatter in your images
2.30pm - 3.15pm | Matty Smith - How to Enter Photo Competitions
3.30pm - 4.15pm | UWAA Awards Ceremony - Hiking Day Trip to Hanging Rock in The Blue Mountains. Plus more...Blackheath, Blackheath
Hiking Day Trip to Hanging Rock.
How about we get one last hike in before we return to the sea?
Please feel to post up in the comments if you can offer a lift or if you need a lift.
Meet at the car park on Ridgewell Road at Blackheath.
https://goo.gl/maps/UKKmxydnHTQ2
From here it is a relatively flat walk for about an hour and a half to Hanging Rock. There are some amazing views and photo opportunities once we reach the rock and surrounds. A climb onto the rock is not to be missed by the more adventurous. We can enjoy our lunch here.
Head back to our cars, then a refreshing dip in a nearby rockpool fed by an amazing waterfall.
Final stop will be Lincoln’s Rock and the hidden sunset cave. We will all get some photos like the one above, enjoy the sunset, then head for home. Those that are keen, we can stop off at The Lapstone Hotel for dinner.
- 🦈🦈🦈 Snorkel with Grey Nurse Sharks at Bushrangers Bay. 🦈🦈🦈Bushrangers Bay, Shell Cove
🦈🦈🦈 Snorkel with grey nurse sharks at Bushrangers Bay. 🦈🦈🦈
It really is quite the experience snorkeling so close to these amazing gentle creatures. Hopefully there will be plenty of them about.
Bushrangers Bay is located at Bass Point near Shellharbour, approx 85km or an hour and three quarters south of Sydney. It is a Marine Reserve, with plenty of sea life. We should be able to car pool to organise transport. Please feel free to post up messages here if you require or are able to offer a lift.
We can have lunch at Shellharbour Ocean Beach Hotel afterwards.
http://www.oceanbeachhotel.com.au/
Here is the video of our last trip there earlier in the year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYRYB4RPoeg
And some videos from last year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wlz9OzI-ikA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFHCIAGnpwQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysZd8tzM34sThis is the point where we park 👇👇👇, then follow the path down the wooden steps to the Beach and look for us on the left.
https://goo.gl/maps/sAKb99g91ms on google maps.
