📍 Sydney, NSW

Putty Beach

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About Putty Beach

A dramatic rocky reef system rising from deep water, offering walls, swim-throughs, and a diverse array of marine life including nudibranchs, fish schools, rays, and occasional larger species like sharks.

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22m
Experience
Intermediate
Best Vis
9m
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Putty Beach 7-Day Weather Forecast

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7-day weather forecast for Sydney, NSW sourced from Open-Meteo. Shows daily high/low temperatures, weather conditions and rain probability — useful for planning your drive to Putty Beach.

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Putty Beach 7-Day Swell & Wave Height Forecast

Putty Beach site-specific wave heights calculated by Pelagic Hadal Conditions Intelligence™
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7-day swell forecast for Putty Beach, calculated using Pelagic's Hadal Conditions Intelligence™. Wave heights are site-specific — adjusted for Putty Beach's exposure, orientation and depth profile. Colour bands show diveable conditions at this site: green is ideal, orange is marginal, red is undiveable.

Optimal Dive Times & Tide Chart — Putty Beach

Tide times and optimal dive windows for Putty Beach, Sydney, NSW
About this chart

5-day tide chart for Putty Beach showing high and low tides with ideal dive windows highlighted in green. Tidal movement directly affects visibility and current strength at Putty Beach — plan your entry to coincide with the green windows for the best conditions.

Tide data is site-specific and accounts for Putty Beach's tidal sensitivity. Check the green windows above for the optimal entry time.

Putty Beach Location

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Common Questions
How deep is Putty Beach?
Putty Beach reaches a maximum depth of 22m. Suitable for divers with some open water experience.
Is Putty Beach suitable for beginners?
Putty Beach is best suited to intermediate divers with at least 20–30 logged dives and comfortable buoyancy control.
What is the visibility like at Putty Beach?
Pelagic's Azure™ model predicts an expected visibility of around 9m at Putty Beach. Visibility varies with swell, rainfall and tidal conditions — check the live prediction above before heading out.
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