100% Guaranteed SHARK encounter every double dive! 

Welcome to Dive Forster

We are a family owned and operated business for over 40+ years in the Forster region.


We have one of the best day charter dive boats on the whole East Coast with plenty of room. Dive boat capacity is a maximum of 16 Customers and 4 staff.


Our vessel has a fully covered back deck to keep our passengers out of the sun, drop down clears to keep everyone out of the wind, comfortable seating, a fully enclosed dry cabin to keep your belongings safe, and an (arguably) good looking, (definitely) safety focused crew!


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SCUBA Dive the Mid North Coast  & Port Stephens Marine Park

Dive Forster is Barrington Coast's most experienced PADI Dive Centre - we have been operating our dive centre since 1972! We have some of the best Grey Nurse Shark aggregation sites on the East Coast, amongst a whole lot of other critters! Learn to SCUBA Dive with us, continue your diving education or join us on one of our spectacular boat dives at Forster or Seal Rocks in the Great Lakes - Port Stephens Marine Park.

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  • Sharon C.

    Great range of all types of gear, including wetsuits, I just bought a steamer and it was a really low price compared to two other shops that didn't have anything in my size, also cheaper than the online sales. Excellent friendly service. Also great tour guides that I have travelled with many times.

    13 November 2020

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  • Patrick O.

    Great experience and knowledge. looking forward to my dive tomorrow. Thankyou

    29 August 2020

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  • Leah H.

    Great friendly service. Following all the latest regulations (COVID19). 2 days of boat diving where the focus was on providing us with the best diving available for the conditions. Recommended!

    9 August 2020

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  • Marco V.

    Friendly and experienced staff with plenty of knowledge and stories to share. Extremely professional and helpful. Great overall experience. Would recommend to all levels of divers.

    3 August 2020

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  • Kumbelin L.

    Great day spent on the boat with very experienced team. Super helpful and encouraging considering my limited dive experience. Looking forward to going back soon!

    3 August 2020

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  • Robyne H.

    Brilliant place to dive with a wonderful team! We spent a week in July 2020 doing double boat dives every day with Dive Forster. I haven’t had so much fun in ages! Ron, Gabby and Keith are just SO much fun, after a few days I felt like part of the family! And Ellie the border collie cattle dog mix just stole my heart as she patrolled the boat, made sure everyone was safe, and looked for dolphins to swim with.

    In our one week there we saw grey nurse sharks, giant logger head turtles, a giant Queensland grouper (about 2 meters long - HUGE!), green turtles, wobbygongs, various types of rays, and lots and lots of fish! ...

    I loved my time with Dive Forster and can’t wait to get back there.

    28 July 2020

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  • Liam R.

    First time in the shop today, they have a great range and brilliant knowledge of all products. I’ll be back.

    30 June 2020

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  • Patrick S.

    Amazing dive shop with beautiful dive spots and a friendly family run staff. will definitely be back to dive again.

    June 8 2020

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  • Tina S.

    Had a great morning with the kids snorkelling, Gabby showed us the ropes and got us in the water, then lead the way to spotting some nudibranchs, octopus and lots and lots of sea cucumbers! Thanks Gabby for a great morning!

    23 January 2020

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  • Jordan S.

    Probably the funniest dive crew I've dived with. Make great tea. I found the dives very interesting, and unique. Saw a lot of nurse sharks and wobbegongs

    1 January 2020

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  • Balint B.

    Great staff who loved doing their jobs. Went to get a scuba license and were very helpful, even provided tea, coffee and biscuits between dives.

    23 April 2018

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  • Angela M.

    What an amazing experience! 

    I highly recommend Dive Forster's Warrimay barray guparr gurrwa burrugi - Worimi country dolphin ocean swim 

    Thank you Ron & the team Ang

    20 November 2016

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  • Mische F.

    Have had so much fun on my 4 dives.. Would absolutely recommend and going to dive 1-2 a month! Staff is super friendly and I have nothing bad to say! Keep up the good work!

    2 July 2016

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  • Jade L.

    What an amazing morning diving !!!

    Ron and Gabby were incredible, professional and so helpful 

    Such an absolutely surreal experience diving with the Grey Nurse Sharks!!! 

    Will be back for sure ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

    4 March 2016

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  • Sean B.

    Only dive company in the area that were happy to give advice on local dive sites without pushing their services.

    I will be diving with them next time I am in the area

    25 February 2016

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