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Baxter’s Reef
Canterbury, New Zealand
EntryBoat
Max depth10 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp11–16°C
Estimated from climate dataJan–Mar
About this site
Baxter’s Reef is a reef dive site, Canterbury, New Zealand, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 10 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Commonly reported marine life includes sea fans, lobsters, seals, dolphins, reef sharks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 11 to 16 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Red Rock LobsterJasus edwardsii- New Zealand Fur SealArctocephalus australis forsteri
- Blue CodParapercis colias
Blue SharkPrionace glauca- SoldierPseudolabrus miles
Common TriplefinForsterygion lapillum- Hector's DolphinCephalorhynchus hectori
Killer WhaleOrcinus orca
Nearby sites
- 1South Bay Kaikoura0.4 km
- 2Sharks Tooth Kaikoura0.9 km
- 3Peter’s Rock (Cone Rock)1.3 km
- 4Whalers Bay Kaikoura1.7 km
- 5Rhino Horn2.1 km
- 6Old Wharf2.4 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org
