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Bowling Alley
Paihia, Northland, New Zealand
EntryBoat
Max depth15 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp16–21°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Bowling Alley is a dive site near Paihia, Northland, New Zealand, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 15 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Commonly reported marine life includes moray eels, jacks, lobsters, reef sharks, nudibranchs. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 16 to 21 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Blue PointerIsurus oxyrinchus
Yellowtail KingfishSeriola lalandi
Striped MarlinKajikia audax
Sandager's WrasseCoris sandeyeri
Red MokiChirodactylus spectabilis
Red Rock CodScorpaena cardinalis
PigfishBodianus unimaculatus
KelpieNotolabrus fucicola
Nearby sites
- 1Big Eyes Lair0.6 km
- 2Sonic Boom Cave0.7 km
- 3Key Hole0.8 km
- 4The Nursery1.1 km
- 5Waiwiri Rock1.9 km
- 6Blue Maomao Arch (Bay of Islands)1.9 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org