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Crystal Cave

Ngunguru, Poor Knights Islands, New Zealand

EntryBoat

Max depth20 m

LevelIntermediate and up

Water bodyPacific Ocean

Water temp16–21°C

Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr

About this site

Crystal Cave is a cave dive site near Ngunguru, Northland, New Zealand, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 20 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, jacks, moray eels, stingrays, lobsters. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 16 to 21 °C over the year.