Good fixed sea life and soft corals. Reaching up from a depth of 20 to within 7 metres of the surface. Including - Queensland Gropers, King Snapper, Mackerel, Kingfish and Yellowtail. There is also a colourful mix of tropical and southern species. Grey Nurse Sharks and Whaler shark live in this reef area.
Fish are numerous and vary from small tropicals to pelagics.
Grey Nurse Sharks are also frequently seen during June to August. The reef is covered with sponges and corals. A ship of approximately 2214 tones carry coal from Hong Kong to Melbourne in 1890 ran aground under suspicious circumstances about 12 kilometres south of Tweed Heads. She lies on the edge of Kingscliff Reef close inshore. The vessel is broken up, but ribbing, boilers etc. are still visible.