Dive-site story
Located along the Kurnell peninsula within Kamay Botany Bay National Park, The Steps is one of Sydney's premier shore dives. Divers step off the sandstone platform into kelp-covered boulders that gradually transition to sand flats. The site is widely celebrated for its resident population of weedy seadragons, which forage along the reef edge where the kelp gives way to open sand.
Reliable encounters with resident weedy seadragons along the sand edge
Curious eastern blue gropers that often follow divers throughout the dive
Sheltered rock overhangs concealing Port Jackson sharks and wobbegongs
Location
Use the map to plan with your operator and confirm the exact entry point on the day.
Seasonality
Autumn and winter generally provide the clearest water in Botany Bay and bring breeding aggregations of Port Jackson sharks.
Marine life
| Species | Likelihood | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weedy SeadragonPhyllopteryx taeniolatus | Common | ||||||||||||
| Eastern Blue GroperAchoerodus viridis | Common | ||||||||||||
| Port Jackson SharkHeterodontus portusjacksoni | Seasonal | ||||||||||||
| Australian Giant CuttlefishSepia apama | Seasonal | ||||||||||||
| Spotted WobbegongOrectolobus maculatus | Common |
Marine forecast
