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Black Rocks Lagoon
Whitianga, Waikato, New Zealand
EntryBoat
Max depth16 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp15–21°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Black Rocks Lagoon is a dive site near Whitianga, Waikato, New Zealand, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 16 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes lobsters, seals, nudibranchs, octopus, moray eels. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 15 to 21 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Red Rock LobsterJasus edwardsii
Sydney OctopusOctopus tetricus
Yellow MorayGymnothorax prasinus
Green Rock LobsterSagmariasus verreauxi
Eagle RayMyliobatis tenuicaudatus- New Zealand Fur SealArctocephalus australis forsteri
Red MokiChirodactylus spectabilis
Southern CalamariSepioteuthis australis
Nearby sites
- 1Little Ohinau2.6 km
- 2Ohinau Island3.3 km
- 3The Maori Lady4.3 km
- 4Korapuki4.7 km
- 5Crayfish Bay4.7 km
- 6Whale Rock5.0 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org