Magic Point (Maroubra) – grey nurse sharks

Magic Point, off Malabar Headland south of Maroubra, is Sydney's grey nurse shark site and an Important Shark and Ray Area covering 0–25 m. An east-west rocky wall drops from 8 m to about 15 m, where a larger and a smaller cave shelter the sharks (mostly females); sand starts at about 24 m. Counts ran from 4 to 18 sharks per dive up to 2010, but the sharks were absent for long periods between 2013 and 2024, so sightings are not guaranteed; logged sightings cluster from April to August. Port Jackson and wobbegong sharks, weedy sea dragons, giant cuttlefish and yellowtail are also seen.

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Region: New South Wales – Byron Bay to Eden (Australia)
Area: Sydney & Botany Bay
Depth: 8–25 m
Level: intermediate
Current: moderate
Type: reef, wall, cave
Coordinates: -33.95647, 151.26531
Highlights: grey nurse shark, Port Jackson shark, wobbegong, weedy sea dragon, giant cuttlefish, yellowtail, giant rays
Tips: Boat dive (charters carry about 25 divers; in 2025 two operators visit); shore access is marked as not recommended. Exposed to swell. Avoid arriving while charter boats are in the water: more than 50 divers at once scare the sharks and crowd the cave; do not use bright lights or feed or grab sharks. Approach the cave from about 5 m in front, on the cleared area before the kelp.

Magic Point (Maroubra) – grey nurse sharks

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