Lord Howe Island
Australia · Tasman Sea
Lord Howe Island is a UNESCO World Heritage site in the Tasman Sea where subtropical and tropical marine zones converge, producing extraordinary biodiversity found nowhere else on Earth. The island's remote pinnacles, dramatic walls, and endemic species including the Lord Howe double-header wrasse make it one of the Southern Hemisphere's most extraordinary dive destinations.
How this reef is doing
ⓘ How we measure thisReef state
Live science signals for this reef are still being gathered.
Coral cover
Fish life
More fish than a healthy reef of its kind.
Heat
Fishing
Open to fishing, and the water is fairly quiet.
Sources · Reef Life Survey · Global Fishing Watch and reef gravity
What you will see
22 species across the dive sites here
Buff-Banded Rail
Seen 1 month ago
at Malabar Pinnacle
Lord Howe Rail
Seen 1 month ago
at Malabar Pinnacle
Surge Wrasse
Seen 2 months ago
at Malabar Pinnacle
Least concern
Doubleheader
Seen 2 months ago
at Erscotts Hole
Vulnerable
Lord Howe Island Double-header Wrasse
Seen 2 months ago
at Malabar Pinnacle
Vulnerable
McCulloch'S Anemonefish
Seen 2 months ago
at Malabar Pinnacle
Vulnerable
Threeband Butterflyfish
Seen 2 months ago
at Malabar Pinnacle
Least concern
Flesh-Footed Shearwater
Seen 3 months ago
at Ball's Pyramid
Near threatened
Grey Noddy
Seen 3 months ago
at Ball's Pyramid
White-Bellied Storm-Petrel
Seen 3 months ago
at Ball's Pyramid
Least concern
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Seen 3 months ago
at Coral Gardens
Critically endangered
Garibaldi Damselfish
Seen 5 months ago
at Coral Gardens
Least concern
Bigeye
Seen 5 months ago
at Erscotts Hole
Least concern
Galapagos Shark
Seen 5 months ago
at Ball's Pyramid
Least concern
Yellowtail Kingfish
Seen 5 months ago
at Ball's Pyramid
Least concern
Lord Howe Coralfish
Seen Jan 2025
at Erscotts Hole
Least concern
Kermadec Petrel
Seen Nov 2024
at Ball's Pyramid
Least concern
Eastern Blue Groper
Seen year round
at Coral Gardens
Near threatened
Giant Trevally
Seen year round
at Malabar Pinnacle
Least concern
Kermadec Angelfish
Seen year round
at Malabar Pinnacle
Least concern
Wobbegong
Seen year round
at Erscotts Hole
Least concern
Ballina Angelfish
Rare sighting
at Ball's Pyramid
Least concern
Dive sites
Ball's Pyramid
galapagos shark · lord howe island double-header wrasse · yellowtail kingfish · white-bellied storm-petrel
Malabar Pinnacle
lord howe island double-header wrasse · giant trevally · kermadec angelfish · lord howe rail
Erscotts Hole
bigeye · lord howe coralfish · wobbegong · lord howe rail
Coral Gardens
eastern blue groper · hawksbill sea turtle · garibaldi damselfish · lord howe rail