Muiron Islands Snorkel
LOCATION Muiron Islands, Exmouth, Western Australia
DEPTH 3-10 Meters
WATER TEMP 22-28 Degrees
DIFFICULTY Medium
You will need a boat or tour to access to the water, watch for possible currents
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Muiron Islands Snorkel
LOCATION Muiron Islands, Exmouth, Western Australia
DEPTH 3-10 Meters
WATER TEMP 22-28 Degrees
DIFFICULTY Medium
You will need a boat or tour to access to the water, watch for possible currents
FEATURE
Muiron Islands Snorkel
If you think you have seen all that Ningaloo has to offer, get yourself to the Muiron Islands 25km north of Exmouth. The coral around the islands is stunning with lots of beautiful soft coral you don’t see in the main Ningaloo Lagoon or outer reef. And the marine life is amazing too. Get on a tour and look out for manta rays, turtles, sharks, dugongs, dolphins and plenty of fish.
What Can I See?
- Dolphins
- Turtles
- Reef Sharks
- Manta Rays
- Stingrays
- Dugongs
- Clown Fish
- Fish
- whales
Getting There
Tours to the Muiron Islands depart from Exmouth. Depending on the conditions, it is a 75 -90 minute cruise to the islands which are 25km north of the Exmouth Peninsula. We departed from the Bundegi Boat Ramp.
Where & How do you get in?
Along the island we anchored but in the channel it was a drift snorkel with the boat picking us up at the end. Water entry and exit is from a boat with ladder/platform.
Best Season
Good any time of year. It does get very hot (35 degree plus) from October to April.
During summer temperatures average around 37 degrees so it is likely to be very hot from November – February. Temperatures are much more pleasant during the winter months of May – Septemberwith an average temperature of 24 degrees.
- Turtles all year round but nesting from November to March
- Whale Sharks – March – August
- Manta Rays all year round but very active from April to November
- Humpback Whales – June – October
- Turtle Nesting – November – February
- Turtle Hatching – January – March
Potential Hazards
- Currents
- Swell – The cruise to the islands is on open water so take precautions if you get seasick
Recommended Gear
- Stinger Suit
- Wetsuit
How Busy / Crowds
- We only saw a couple of other boats out at the islands.
Parking
- Parking is available at Bundegi Boat Ramp
Costs / Permits
No costs for the boat ramp or visiting the Muiron Islands.
You will either have to go on a tour from Exmouth or (if you are licensed and experienced) you can hire a boat.
The information for each snorkel spot is provided by people who have snorkelled there. However, snorkelling conditions change daily. Please be aware that wind, swell, tides and cloud cover can all affect visibility and your experience in the water.
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Muiron Islands Tours
We went out on a hired boat but Ningaloo Discovery and Exmouth Diving run dive and snorkel tours.
Best Conditions
Low swell and light winds will make the trip to the islands more comfortable. Tour operators will not go out in bad conditions and will know the best spots to snorkel/dive depending on the conditions.
Windy Map Instructions – Click on the wind icon in the top right to see other conditions such as swell, temperature, rain. To clear the four day forecast click and close the wind icon.
Facilities at Bundegi Boat Ramp
There are no facilities on the islands. Parking and toilets available at Bunedgi Boat Ramp & Beach.
Toilets
Parking
Shade
Boat Ramp
About the Snorkel
Whale shark tours are all the go when you are in Exmouth, but if you want to really round off your Ningaloo snorkelling experience think about a trip to the Muiron Islands. The coral is magnificent, the soft corals in particular are stunning. And the marine life is incredible, more on that in moment.
The Muiron Islands are about 25km off the tip of the Exmouth Peninsula. There are dive and snorkel tours that go out there. We were in the fortunate position to have our daughter living in Exmouth. She didn’t risk her small boat for this trip, so we pitched in and hired a bigger boat for the ride out there.
Where you snorkel around the Muirons will depend on the conditions. With westerlies blowing for our trip, we stuck to the eastern side of the south and north island. We also saw the tour boats there.
The marine life here was fantastic. We saw manta rays, dugongs, a pod of dolphins and an olive sea snake. There were green sea turtles and a huge loggerhead turtle. We also spotted plenty of white tipped, black tipped and grey reef sharks. There were heaps of fish too. From huge estuary cod and striking golden trevally to colourful damsel fish and clown fish, it was fish spotting heaven.
We snorkelled off the east coast of both the north and south island which were amazing. The best soft corals were off the south island. We also did a drift snorkel on the northeast side of the channel between the islands where the reef drops off. We saw lots of sharks here, manta rays and a huge loggerhead turtle.
Whether you have the experience to hire a boat or go out on tour, getting to the Muiron Islands is an incredible experience. It is quite a different environment to the Ningaloo Lagoon and outer reef and the marine life won’t disappoint.
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