Rye
Pier.
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Be prepared it is a long walk on the pier. Can do a shore entry and tow gear until deep enough to descend |
The lower landing on the right is the most common entry point. Can be shallow on low tide so watch giant stride. |
The ladder is fairly easy and not too high for exits. First step is the hardest if you are short. Just use your fins and a big kick. |
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Rye pier is often referred to as a "pretty" dive. It has more juvenile fish and smaller species. Once you get to know the site you will enjoy it equally as a night dive where I think it comes more alive. Sea dragons, seahorses, octopus, squid, leather jackets and very colourful pylons. Once the wind is over 15 knots it develops a strong surface chop and current. However often when under you barely notice. Occasionally affected by swell. Parking, which is plentiful, should cost about $2 per couple of hours.
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| Tambja verconis is one of the most distinctive and abundant of the southern nudibranchs. it feeds soley on the green bryozan Bugula dentata. | Leather Jackets are not all so camouflaged. You can spend quite a while exploring the pylons at Rye pier. | If you poke around in amongst the rocks and tyres not far from the lower landing you are bound to find a variety of life | Not seen as much during the day you should find the blue ring more during the night dives. Always wise to have your gloves on at all times. |
