JUST BREATHE. WE’LL HANDLE THE REST
Small Groups. Better Experiences.
Squids Dive Co offers personalised snorkelling, scuba diving, freediving, spearfishing, and guided ocean experiences across Port Stephens, including Fly Point Marine Reserve, Little Beach, Boat Harbour, Cabbage Tree Island, and Broughton Island. Unlike larger dive shops, we keep our groups intentionally small so we can tailor each session to your experience level — whether you’re building confidence, photographing marine life, or progressing your diving skills.
THE SQUIDS WAY
SNORKEL
SCUBA
SPEARFISHING
FREEDIVE
ABOUT SQUIDS DIVE CO
Built by Ocean People
Squids Dive Co wasn’t created to be another cookie-cutter dive shop or high-volume tourist operation. It was built by two locals genuinely obsessed with the ocean, adventure, and helping people discover what’s possible underwater. From the very beginning, our vision was simple: create the kind of dive company we’d actually want to book ourselves — small groups, real coaching, relaxed vibes and unforgettable experiences in the water. What started as a simple idea has grown into a passionate ocean community based in beautiful Port Stephens, bringing together divers, snorkelers, freedivers, spearos, and ocean lovers who feel most alive by the sea.
Snorkel
Ocean experiences without the crowds starts right here. Our snorkelling tours are the easiest way to fall in love with Port Stephens from below the surface, small groups, real guidance, and genuinely stunning marine life at spots like Fly Point Marine Reserve. No experience needed, no big tour groups, just clear water, colourful reef fish, curious blue gropers, and the occasional wobbegong minding its own business on the sand. We keep numbers small so every session gets tailored to you, whether you're snorkelling for the first time, building confidence, or chasing that perfect underwater photo. Full length wetsuits keep you warm, our guides keep you safe, and the ocean does the rest. It's certified bottom dweller territory, ridiculously fun, taken seriously where it counts. Perfect for families, first timers, and anyone who wants Port Stephens without the tourist crowds. Ready to see what's under the surface? Book your Squids snorkelling tour and find out why small groups make for better experiences, every single time.
Scuba
Your first breath underwater is something you never forget, and Port Stephens is one of the best places on the East Coast to have it. Squids Dive Co runs small group scuba experiences and certifications across sites like Fly Point, Little Beach, Pipeline and Halifax, from soft coral gardens in the shallows to advanced dives past twenty metres. Whether you're trying scuba for the very first time or working towards your Open Water certification, you'll get real coaching, proper safety, and plenty of time in the water instead of queuing for an instructor's attention. We dive in full length wetsuits, keep our groups genuinely small, and take the water conditions, your comfort, and your confidence seriously, every time. Curious divers might spot blue gropers, nudibranchs, seahorses, or a wobbegong or two depending where you dive. Just breathe, we'll handle the rest. If you've ever wondered what it feels like to float weightless underwater, this is where you find out. Book your scuba experience with Squids Dive Co and discover Port Stephens from below the surface.
Spearfishing
Spearfishing with Squids Dive Co is where skill, patience and a genuine respect for the ocean come together. Guided by PFI certified instructors, our small group sessions teach proper technique, safety and species knowledge across Port Stephens' best spearfishing grounds, not just how to hunt, but how to do it responsibly and sustainably. Whether you're completely new to the sport or looking to sharpen your technique, we focus on calm, controlled skills over rushing for a catch, freediving fundamentals, safe buddy procedures and reading the water like a local. And if you want to take it further, our Ocean to Plate experience pairs a guided spearfishing session with a fresh, chef cooked seafood meal straight from what you caught. It's an experience most dive shops simply don't offer, hands on, genuinely local, and built around small groups who actually want to learn. Serious about safety, ridiculous about fun, exactly how spearfishing should feel. Ready to try it for yourself? Book a spearfishing session with Squids Dive Co and see what Port Stephens has to offer beneath the waves.
Freedive
Freediving is not just about holding your breath, it's about learning to feel completely at ease below the surface. Our small group freediving courses in Port Stephens teach proper equalising, breathing, relaxation and safety, building calm, repeatable skills instead of pushing limits. Led by a PFI Freediving Instructor, sessions run in both pool and open water at sites like Little Beach, home to soft coral bombies and some of the best seahorse sightings in the area. Beyond the physical skills, many people find freediving genuinely changes how they handle stress and stay present, in the water and out of it. Prefer a slower start? Our Flow to Depth sessions combine beach yoga with coached freedive line training for a more intentional, grounded way to train. Just breathe, we'll handle the rest, that's the whole philosophy. Whether you're chasing certification or simply curious what your body can do underwater, Squids Dive Co makes freediving feel calm, safe and genuinely achievable. Book your freediving course and discover Port Stephens one breath at a time.
Exclusive perks and member only experiences for those who’d rather be underwater
THE SQUIDS CLUB
Squids Club was created for the people who never want the ocean day to end. It’s a community built around shared adventures, early morning dives, coffee afterwards, training sessions, gear nights, road trips, and the kind of friendships that only happen through time spent in the water together. Whether you’re a regular diver, a weekend ocean lover, or completely obsessed with life underwater, Squids Club is designed to help you feel connected — not just to the ocean, but to the people who love it too.
