Wolf Rock Dive Double Tank Dive at Wolf Rock Advanced or higher

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Two Nitrox dives at Wolf Rock off Double Island Point, a protected volcanic pinnacle where critically endangered grey nurse sharks gather all year. For Advanced Open Water divers and above, with a guide, tanks, weights and a light lunch on the boat.

Days

About 6 to 6.5 hours

Group size

4 to 5 divers per guide

Start / finish

Rainbow Beach / Wolf Rock / Rainbow Beach
Back at the dive shop around 2 to 2:30pm

Return

Back at the dive shop around 2 to 2:30pm

Transport

Dive boat from Carlo Point, about 40 minutes each way

Meals

Light lunch on the boat

Route

Map of Wolf Rock Dive Double Tank Dive at Wolf Rock Advanced or higher

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Included experiences

Wolf Rock — two Nitrox dives among the pinnacles and gullies
Grey nurse sharks — the only known gestation site on the east coast
Seasonal visitors — manta rays, leopard sharks, eagle rays and turtles
Surface interval — views of Double Island Point and the coloured sands

Wolf Rock Dive Double Tank Dive at Wolf Rock Advanced or higher

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MORNING: RAINBOW BEACH TO WOLF ROCK

The day starts at 8am at the dive shop in Rainbow Beach, where you sort your gear and, if you aren't certified, run through the introduction to Nitrox. All dives at Wolf Rock are on Nitrox for the extra safety margin. The boat launches at Carlo Point and runs around Inskip Point, past the southern tip of K'gari (Fraser Island), the largest sand island on earth. Behind you rise the coloured sand cliffs of Rainbow Beach, streaked red, orange and yellow by iron oxides. About 40 minutes out you reach the dive site.

FIRST DIVE: THE PINNACLES

Wolf Rock is a cluster of volcanic pinnacles about 2 km off Double Island Point, with two tops breaking the surface at any tide and gullies falling to 38 metres. It has been a marine sanctuary since 2003. You go down in small groups of four or five per guide. This is the only known place on Australia's east coast where pregnant grey nurse sharks gather, and most of the sharks hanging in the gutters are females carrying young. They're here all year, in the greatest numbers from December to July. Despite the ragged teeth, they're placid and slow.

SURFACE INTERVAL ON THE BOAT

Between dives you spend at least an hour on the boat with a light lunch. Look across to the headland of Double Island Point, where a lighthouse has stood since 1884, and back along the coloured sand cliffs. From June to October, humpback whales often pass close by on their migration. If you're prone to seasickness, take tablets before you leave, as the whole interval is spent on the water.

SECOND DIVE AND THE RUN HOME

The second dive brings more time among the pinnacles. Depending on the season you may meet leopard sharks (November to March), reef manta rays (March to October, on about half the dives), schools of eagle rays, giant Queensland groupers and three kinds of turtle. Closer in on the rock, look for nudibranchs, moray eels and octopus. Then it's the 40-minute run back past K'gari, and you're at the shop again around 2 to 2:30pm.

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Good to know

Meeting point: Wolf Rock Dive, 339 Carlo Road, Rainbow Beach.
Departure time: 8am at the dive shop.
Finishes: Back at the shop around 2 to 2:30pm.
Suits: Advanced Open Water divers and above. Junior Advanced Open Water divers have a 21 metre depth limit, so ask about options when you book.
Fitness: Moderate. Depth, currents and changeable visibility make Wolf Rock a site for reasonably competent divers.
Please note: If you haven't dived for 12 months, you need a pool refresher the day before; if this comes to light on the day, you can't dive and the full cancellation fee applies. Trips depend on minimum numbers and the weather, and may be called off when waves are over 1.8 metres and wind over 20 knots.

What to bring

Seasickness tablets — the surface interval is spent on the boat
Your own dive gear, or hire it from the shop

What is included

Two guided dives at Wolf Rock
Nitrox tanks and weights
Experienced dive guide
Light lunch on the boat
Introduction to Nitrox if you aren't Nitrox certified
Boat transfer from Carlo Point to Wolf Rock and back

Not included

Other dive gear unless you bring your own — wetsuit, BCD, regulator with computer, mask and fins can be hired
Pool refresher, if you haven't dived in the last 12 months (extra cost, done the day before)

FAQ

Preparing for the trip

What immunisations do I need?

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Booking the trip

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Whilst on tour

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