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Champagne Rock
Whitianga, Waikato, New Zealand
EntryBoat
Max depth11 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyBay of Plenty
Water temp15–21°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Champagne Rock is a dive site near Whitianga, Waikato, New Zealand, in the Bay of Plenty. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 11 m. Commonly reported marine life includes octopus, lobsters, seals, jacks, nudibranchs. 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
Blue-eyed TriplefinNotoclinops segmentatus
Variable TriplefinForsterygion varium
Red MokiChirodactylus spectabilis
Oblique-swimming TriplefinForsterygion maryannae
Mottled TriplefinForsterygion malcolmi
Common TriplefinForsterygion lapillum
Ram's Horn SquidSpirula spirula
Nearby sites
- 1Rarotonga Bay0.2 km
- 2Big Bay1.0 km
- 3Hapuka Rock (Hereheretaura Pinnacle)1.4 km
- 4Mahurangi Is/ Goat Is2.0 km
- 5Russ' Ravine2.0 km
- 6Shipwreck Bay2.1 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org