BATHY Open map

01 Australian bathymetry

Australia,
below the waterline.

One continuous view of the continent’s submerged terrain—national coverage, regional survey detail and the deep ocean beyond.

Try Perth Canyon, Sydney Harbour, or −16.9, 145.7

Pointer sounding0 m75 m250 m+
Whole continentMeasured in metres30 m regional detailNo account requiredWhole continentMeasured in metres30 m regional detailNo account required
02WHY BATHY

A map, not a mosaic

The coast does not stop
where one survey ends.

Bathy resolves the best available source at every scale, without asking you to know which dataset covers the patch of water you are looking at.

Explore the map
7.7Mkm² Australian landmass context
1,500+source surveys in the national grid
30 mfinest regional survey resolution
−7 kmdeep-ocean range
03THE SOURCE STACK

Geometry first

Real depth,
at the right scale.

Rendered colour is never mistaken for measured depth. Bathy keeps the elevation grid underneath the image all the way to the map.

  1. 01

    AusSeabed regional surveys

    High-resolution multibeam and LiDAR where it exists: reefs, harbours, channels and shelf edges.

    UP TO 30 M
  2. 02

    AusBathyTopo

    Geoscience Australia’s continuous national bathymetry and topography grid beneath every regional layer.

    250 M GRID
  3. 03

    GEBCO ocean floor

    Global numeric elevation continues beyond the continental shelf, so the picture never ends at a data boundary.

    GLOBAL
04ONE CONTINUOUS SURFACE

From country to bommie

Zoom changes detail.
Not the map.

Begin with Australia in one frame. Move toward any coast and Bathy automatically resolves the finest published survey available for that location.

  • 01Continuous national base
  • 02Regional surveys resolve in place
  • 03Depth-accurate terrain geometry
  • 04Attribution shown tile by tile

The entire Australian coastline

Find the shape
under the surface.

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05FIELD NOTES

Before you sound out

Frequently asked.

01Can I navigate with Bathy?

No. Bathy is a visualisation and exploration tool, not a substitute for official nautical charts or navigational aids.

02Where does the depth data come from?

Geoscience Australia’s AusBathyTopo grid, higher-resolution AusSeabed regional surveys, and the GEBCO global elevation grid.

03Is it free?

Yes. The public map is free to explore and requires no account.

04How current is the data?

Bathy follows the latest published compilations and refreshes as new national and regional surveys are released.