Dive Details

Location

Date

Tuesday 23 October 2018

Time

1:10pm - 2:59pm

Seas

Some surge

Visibility

5 to 8 metres

Duration

108 minutes

Surface interval

Maximum depth

13.2 m

Average depth

10.6 m

Water temperature

16°C

Tides at Botany Bay AEDT

Note that tides at dive site may vary from above location.

Low

2:02am

0.36m

High

8:14am

1.55m

Low

2:17pm

0.42m

High

8:24pm

1.58m

Details

For my second dive I dived The Steps proper. Condtions looked much the same as I prepared to get in.

The tide was a lot farther out so I got into the water before putting my fins on. I waded out and then swam out on the surface. Once I had the camera ready, I descended to the sand/kelp. The visibility had dropped a little from the first dive but was still over 5 metres and probably closer to 8. The water temperature was much the same at around 16°C or a bit less. The surge seemed to have dropped a bit.

I started looking for the