An exceptional strech of coral reef running 160 miles (260 km) from Exmouth down to just south of Coral Bay. Generally the reef is quite shallow making it an excellent snorkel location. The reef is most famous for its visit by whale sharks (from March to July). These amazing creatures come to feed on the plankton which will reduce visibility to 20m-30m (66ft - 100ft). Feeding with there mouths wide open, these are the largest cold blooded animals in the sea and a wonder to behold.

Alongside this, Manta Rays can be seen in large number from May to September and humpback whales migrate down the coast and can be seen here from August to October.

The climate in this area is hot and arrid, this temperatures in the summer (Jan to Dec) reaching highs of 37°C during the day and getting as low as 23°C at night. During the winter (Jun to Jul) reaching highs of 24°C during the day and getting as low as 14°C at night.

January to December

This depends on what you want to see, generally whale sharks are seen in this area between March to July. Manta rays are seen in large numbers between May and September (although can be seen all year round) and humpback whales can be seen migrating down the coast from August to October.

Regarding the temperature Exmouth and Coral Bay’s temperature gets up to highs of 38°C during the summer (December to March) and drop as low as 25°C during the winter months (June, July & August). Generally rainfall is very low throughout the year.

An exceptional strech of coral reef running 160 miles (260 km) from Exmouth down to just south of Coral Bay. Generally the reef is quite shallow making it an excellent snorkel location. The reef is most famous for its visit by whale sharks (from March to July). These amazing creatures come to feed on the plankton which will reduce visibility to 20m-30m (66ft - 100ft). Feeding with there mouths wide open, these are the largest cold blooded animals in the sea and a wonder to behold.

Alongside this, Manta Rays can be seen in large number from May to September and humpback whales migrate down the coast and can be seen here from August to October.

The quickest way is to arrange flights into Learnmonth airport (which land daily) and from there arrange a bus transfer to Exmouth which is a 22 miles (36km) trip or 124 miles (200km) to coral bay. Alternatively some people prefer to take the longer drive from Perth with a rental vehicle which is a much longer and scenic route covering 789 miles (1,270km) of scenic country side.

Diving is the main reason for coming to this area, however enjoying the beautiful beaches, going on whale sight seeing tours and seeing the Dugongs (Manatees) feeding in the shallow grasses are well worth your time.

A remote location to get too, however we feel this is a small price to pay.