SS Galava (Wreck)

Lying just over three nautical miles east off Terrigal, the SS Galava wreck is an impressive dive. Due to the depth at 51 meters, this dive is suitable for experienced divers only.

Critters at this site

Shoals of baitfish surround the wreck and ever-present wobbegong sharks lay around the wreck site. Expect to see large kingfish as you descend the anchor line.

Based on open observations nearbywithin ~25 km — likely to see, not necessarily confirmed at the site itself.

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Dermochelys coriacea61 obs.

Flatback Sea Turtle

Natator depressus4 obs.

Eastern Shovelnose Ray

Aptychotrema rostrata3 obs.

Black nerite

Nerita melanotragus2 obs.

Waratah Anemone

Actinia tenebrosa2 obs.

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Caretta caretta1 obs.

Zebra Top Snail

Austrocochlea porcata1 obs.

Green Sea Turtle

Chelonia mydas1 obs.

Western Pacific purple sea urchin

Heliocidaris erythrogramma1 obs.

Common Sydney Octopus

Octopus tetricus1 obs.

Eleven-armed Sea Star

Coscinasterias muricata1 obs.

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae1 obs.

Port Jackson Shark

Heterodontus portusjacksoni1 obs.

Variegated limpet

Cellana tramoserica1 obs.

Southern Right Whale

Eubalaena australis1 obs.

Brown Fur Seal

Arctocephalus pusillus1 obs.

Haj & rokke

Urolophus kapalensis1 obs.

Leopard Slug

Limax maximus1 obs.

Haj & rokke

Myliobatis tenuicaudatus1 obs.

Krebsdyr

Amphipoda1 obs.

Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Lunella torquata1 obs.

Haj & rokke

Trygonoptera testacea1 obs.

Brown-lined Paperbubble

Hydatina physis1 obs.

Dixon's Stingaree

Urolophus paucimaculatus1 obs.