Bait Reef - Manta Ray Drop-Off

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3mm wetsuit typical

Bait Reef - Manta Ray Drop-Off at a glance

Bait Reef - Manta Ray Drop-Off is a dive site in Queensland, Australia. Typically most favorable Nov · from 3 years of archive data. Recent reports put the water around 27°C (80°F). Check the latest conditions and entry details before you go.

Next window today· 6:00–19:00 · favorable · sunset 18:09

Forecast for this hour · 4:00 · run under 1 h ago

0.3 m (1.0 ft)waves — under half a meter expected (waves — about a foot expected)

Tap a factor for its source and model point · Forecast 27°C · seasonal avg 25°C ( · Forecast 80°F · seasonal avg 77°F)

Dive windows this week

Lightest wind: Thu

Tue

0.3 m waves · 8 kn wind (1.0 ft waves · 8 kn wind)

Wed

0.4 m waves · 9 kn wind (1.1 ft waves · 9 kn wind)

Thu

0.2 m waves · 5 kn wind (0.6 ft waves · 5 kn wind)

Fri

0.4 m waves · 10 kn wind (1.2 ft waves · 10 kn wind)

Sat

0.5 m waves · 11 kn wind (1.7 ft waves · 11 kn wind)

Sun

0.4 m waves · 6 kn wind (1.1 ft waves · 6 kn wind)

Mon

0.2 m waves · 6 kn wind (0.7 ft waves · 6 kn wind)

Favorable windowModerate window— no window

Every forecast dive window each day, site-local time, from wave and wind forecasts. Numbers under each bar are daylight averages.

First light 5:02 · Sunrise 5:25 · Sunset 18:09 · some windows run past sunset

Source: Open-Meteo marine · model point 6.9 km from site · updated 27 Oct, 03:22 GMT+10

Forecast only — always assess conditions on site.

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Recent diver reports

Dated firsthand observations from divers — not current conditions.

No diver reports for this site yet. — one dated observation helps every diver after you.

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Best months, historically

What conditions have historically been typical at this site, month by month — not a forecast.

January, 72% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 29°C (84°F), waves have typically been 1.0 m (3.1 ft), wind has typically been 17 knots
February, 52% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 29°C (84°F), waves have typically been 1.2 m (3.9 ft), wind has typically been 20 knots
March, 57% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 29°C (84°F), waves have typically been 1.0 m (3.4 ft), wind has typically been 18 knots
April, 54% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 28°C (82°F), waves have typically been 1.1 m (3.6 ft), wind has typically been 19 knots
May, 38% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 26°C (78°F), waves have typically been 1.3 m (4.2 ft), wind has typically been 21 knots
June, 70% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 24°C (75°F), waves have typically been 0.9 m (2.8 ft), wind has typically been 17 knots
July, 61% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 23°C (74°F), waves have typically been 1.0 m (3.4 ft), wind has typically been 19 knots
August, 66% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 23°C (73°F), waves have typically been 0.9 m (3.0 ft), wind has typically been 17 knots
September, 60% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 24°C (75°F), waves have typically been 1.0 m (3.3 ft), wind has typically been 18 knots
October, 78% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 25°C (77°F), waves have typically been 0.8 m (2.6 ft), wind has typically been 16 knots
November, 96% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 27°C (81°F), waves have typically been 0.7 m (2.3 ft), wind has typically been 15 knots, historically most favorable
December, 80% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 28°C (83°F), waves have typically been 0.8 m (2.8 ft), wind has typically been 16 knots

November has typically had the largest share of favorable days here. Conditions vary year to year — this is historical context, not a forecast.

Based on 3 years of archive data. Bar height shows the share of days each month whose conditions have historically scored favorably.

Marine life recorded at this site, by month

Recorded observations — evidence of past sightings, not a promise of what you’ll encounter.

Elasmobranchii recorded here Dec (1 record)
most recent 2007

Newest record here: 2007. Counts are occurrence records near this site from public biodiversity datasets (GBIF), grouped by calendar month across all sampled years. Sightings vary — past records are context, not a prediction.

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Data updated July 2026

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