I did another dive at Elliott Beach on Nov. 9, 2014. I wasn't very impressed when I dove here before about 5 years ago, but I wanted to have another look. Visibility seemed great in the shallow bay (about 30' or so), but as I descended it became murkier. Visibility was around 20' down on the rocky reefs, which still isn't too bad. I swam along the sandstone reef to where it seemed to end about 80' deep. There were groups of rockfish (brown and copper) among the boulders and I saw crab shell-signs of octopus dens, but overall, my original opinion was reinforced. I'm a bit confused as to why this is a well-known dive site. Nearby Sharpe Point has much more marine life with a shorter swim. Maybe the magic formula for diver popularity involves a public washroom (Elliott Beach has a porto-potty). On a positive note, the lack of invertebrate life allowed an unobstructed view of the interesting sandstone geology. If I lived across the road and I wanted somewhere quick to test a piece of dive equipment, I might dive here again.
