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Crayfish Bay
Whitianga, North Island Of New Zealand, New Zealand
Max depth30 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp15–21°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Crayfish Bay is a reef dive site near Whitianga, Waikato, New Zealand, in the Pacific Ocean. It has a maximum depth of about 30 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes lobsters, seals, nudibranchs, octopus, jacks. 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
Ram's Horn SquidSpirula spirula
Southern CalamariSepioteuthis australis- New Zealand Fur SealArctocephalus australis forsteri
Eagle RayMyliobatis tenuicaudatus
Sydney OctopusOctopus tetricus- Deepwater BurrfishAllomycterus pilatus
Green Rock LobsterSagmariasus verreauxi
Nearby sites
- 1Opito Bay1.6 km
- 2The Maori Lady1.9 km
- 3Humbug Bay2.3 km
- 4Matapaua Bay2.5 km
- 5Devils Point3.1 km
- 6Black Rocks Lagoon4.7 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org