Safe, Fun and Protected
Just 800 metres off coastline, Cook Island an underwater wonder to suit every level of experience.
From the Mini Wall Dive on the northern ledge to the Depths of Marys Rock, you will be able to splash out in style.
CERTIFICATION LEVEL.
Entry level around the North and South Side. Advance certification or experienced divers around Marys Rock.
REACTIVATE NOTICE
If you have not SCUBA Dived in the last 6 Months, please ensure you let your Instructor/Dive Master know
We reccommend you complete a reactive course if you feel uncomforty or your medical condition has changed.
TRAVEL TIME (QLD)
15-20 minutes boat ride along the Tweed River, light bar crossing
Temperate, subtropical and tropical species of fish crustaceans and molluscs are abundant in the complex rocky reefs
DEPTH
5m-18m
Temparature - 19 to 23 degrees
Weather protected from all direction, best winds are light southerly..
CURRENT
Generally there is no current excepty around Marys Rock and Past Mooring 5 on the Northern Ledge.
SNORKELERS
We do take snorkellers on our Dive trips. Although it does depend on weather.
Or Book In on one of our excuslive snorkel with the Turtles Trip
DURATION
approx 2.5.
All Year Round Marine Life:
Green Turtles, Wobbygong Shark, Bat fish, Lion Fish, Spanish Dancers, Nudibranchs & Rays
Seasonal Marine Life:
Grey nurse sharks, Leopard sharks, loggerhead Turtles, Eagle Rays, Shovelnose Sharks and Mantarays
Current:
Nil to slight along the North Wall and South side Current does tend to pick up past mooring 1 and 5
There is generally current around Marys Rock.
Water Temp:
26 degrees on the best summer days to around 19 degrees during winter.
North Wall:
The North Wall is the most visited divesite around Cook Island. The site consists of 5 moorings ranging form a depth of 5 meters and drops off to a sandy 13 metres.
This is where the Tuttle Sancturay is located. Most of the dive will be conducted along the mini wall from moorings 2-4. This divesite is great for entry level divers all the way to experienced divers South Side
South side has a variety of sponges at a depth about 5metres. A very easy shallow divesite which is in exceptional condition as the site was not dived as frequently in the past.
This side consist of 5 moorings ranging from a depth of 5 metres to 11 metres. During summer we ocassionally get Manta Ray around the peak at Mooring 2.
There is rarely current betwen moorings 1-5 so it is a easy cruisy 2 dive.
Turtle Sanctuary
Feeling a bit adventureous and want to practise your navigation skills. About 330 degrees and 5 minutes slow swim along the sand and you will come across Turtle Santuary.
We try not to visit this site often since it is a resting area for the Green Turtles. DO NOT DISTURB is generally the motto on this dive.
Sneak in and sneak out is the genaral plan.
Marys Rock
An Advanced site, current runs through this site most of the time. Max depth is around 21 metres and average depth 16 metres.
Heaps of swim through and crevices to explore with abundant marine life, the highlight of this site is the huge wobbygongs sharks.
Eastern Mooring
A fish bowl, swim along the wall through the canyons and you will come to the Chimney at about 5 metres deep.
This divesite is totally weather dependant.
North Wall to Marys Drift
One of our Favourtie dives that covers a huge area. This is a drift dive and is recommended for advanced and experienced divers.
There is several ways we could drift this dive.
- Mooring 4 North Wall to Marys Rock.
- Marys Rock to Mooring 4 or the Eastern Mooring.
- Mooring 4 along Marys Rock and all the way to East mooring.
Kirra Dive Terms &Conditions Cancelations
In the event you cancel your booking with us, the following will apply:
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Confirmation message will be sent 12 hours prior- Call us if you dont hear anything!
Sometimes, your message may go to spam, so PLEASE call us before you leave home.
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Please give us a 24 hour cancelation notice to recieve a full refund.
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If Kirra Dive Cancels due to weather or other reasons a full refund is granted!
Medical Conditions:
- Some medical conditions may preclude a person from diving, please check the medical conditions section on the PADI website here:https://www.padi.com/downloads
- Please note that any medicals required should be completed well before the day of trip. If in any doubt please contact us prior to your trip date for instruction.
- Upon arriving at our dive shop and before commencing any dive activities, we will require all customers to complete our liability forms, all information providedmust be strictly accurate.
- If during the tour it becomes apparent that a form has been completed incorrectly, by omission or false statement, we reserve the right to prevent any customer from undertaking any SCUBA Diving / Snorkelling activities whilst on board our vessel. Any decision made in this regard will be at the absolute discretion of the DiveSupervisor aboard the vessel.
Scuba Diving:
- We require all Certified Divers to present a valid Certification Card. Failure to show a Certification Card may result in the customer not being able to dive.
- Please contact us prior to trip date if you have not dived within the last 6 months, we reccommend you complete a RE-ACTIVATION COURSE COOK, REACTIVATE RIVER which can be conducted on the same trip.
- Our tours are subject to the risks and perils of SCUBA diving in changeable conditionsnin an open water environment. We reserve the right, for our customer’s safety and the safety of our crew, to prevent any participation from SCUBA diving at oursole discretion.
- No compensation is offered if you should be unable to complete all offered dives at the fault of your own.
- We strongly recommend a wait of 24 hours before flying after diving.
- You must not participate in SCUBA diving or snorkelling whilst under the influence of alcohol or any drugs. We will refuse entry to the water in the event we have reasonable grounds to expect a customer has consumed alcohol or drugs within a timeframe that could, in any way, affect their ability to SCUBA dive/ snorkel safely.
- Any decision made in this regard will be at the absolute discretion of the dive supervisor aboard the vessel.
- If any equipment or property belonging to us is damaged or lost we reserve the right to charge the customer responsible to make good the damage or loss.
- To participate in SCUBA diving / snorkelling ALL Customers are required to agree to, and sign, our liability forms relevant to the activity they will be undertaking.
- Rental dive equipment used is BCD, Regulator with 1st Stage, Primary and alternate 2nd Stage, Gauges with Dive Computer, emergency signalling equipment, includinga high visibility signalling device, for example a safety sausage and and audible and visual signalling devices device (e.g. a whistle). If your equipment varies from the above, you must contact us prior to boarding the vessel.
- Divers must check rental gear or personal gear is in working order .
- If rental is needed please confirm sizes the day before trip.
- Any person under the age of 18 must have the relevant liability formssigned by a Parent or Guardian.
- Minimum numbers are required for all trips and courses. Kirra Dive will endeavour to meet our required minimum numbers, if however, we do not meet minimum numbers you will be offered a full refund or an alternative date.
