ex-HMAS Adelaide (Avoca Beach, Central Coast) is a dive site in New South Wales, Australia. Typically most favorable Dec · from 3 years of archive data. Recent reports put the water around 18°C (65°F). Check the latest conditions and entry details before you go.
Tap a factor for its source and model point · Forecast 18°C · seasonal avg 19°C
Dive windows this week
Best: MonFavorable windowModerate window— no window
First light 5:32 · Sunrise 5:57 · Sunset 17:43
Source: Open-Meteo marine · model point 8.6 km from site · graded 1h ago
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Dated firsthand observations from divers — not current conditions.
No diver reports for this site yet. — one dated observation helps every diver after you.
What conditions have historically been typical at this site, month by month — not a forecast.
December hastypically 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.
Recorded observations — evidence of past sightings, not a promise of what you’ll encounter.
Atule mate recorded here Sep (2 records)
most recent 2011
Centropogon australis recorded here Sep (2 records)
most recent 2011
Enoplosus armatus recorded here Sep (1 record)
most recent 2011
Octopus berrima recorded here Feb (1 record)
most recent 2013
Paristiopterus labiosus recorded here Sep (1 record)
most recent 2011
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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