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| Coral Bay |  
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Description:
The town is the southern gateway to Western Australia's largest coral reef, The Ningaloo Reef, which can be walked to from the beaches! Home to over 250 species of coral and 520 species of fish. Larger mammals are also in abundance, from Dolphins, Manta Rays and Sharks. White, sandy beaches typify the coastline fringing the reef and is an attraction not to be missed. | |
| Details: |
 Nearest commercial airport: Learmonth Domestic |
| Average watertemp: Min 20 - Max 30 oCelcius. |
| Average visibility: 20 Horizontal metres |
| Bottom composition: Sand, Corals, Vegetation |
| Dive conditions: Salt water, Sea |
| Seasonality: Coral Bay has a warm and generally dry, Tropical climate. Rainfall occurs more towards the Summer months although there is no official 'Wet Season'. The region does not experience much rainfall as it lies too far south for the cyclones to have a large impact on the rainfall. Pleasant weather, perfect for a sunny holiday |
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Marinelife in the area:
| Species | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | | | Green turtles |  | |  | |  | | | | | | | |  | |
| | | Humpback whales | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Loggerhead turtles | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Manta rays | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Whale sharks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Probability of encounter:  0%,  0 > 60%,  60 > 90%,  90 > 100%
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