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Double Cove Marine Reserve
Waikawa, Marlborough, New Zealand
EntryBoat
Max depth14 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyCook Strait
Water temp12–18°C
Estimated from climate dataJan–Apr
About this site
Double Cove Marine Reserve is a dive site near Waikawa, Marlborough, New Zealand, in the Cook Strait. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 14 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Commonly reported marine life includes stingrays, seals, dolphins, nudibranchs. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 12 to 18 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Short-tail StingrayBathytoshia brevicaudata- New Zealand Fur SealArctocephalus australis forsteri
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Common TriplefinForsterygion lapillum- Hector's DolphinCephalorhynchus hectori
Eagle RayMyliobatis tenuicaudatus
SpottyNotolabrus celidotus
Variable TriplefinForsterygion varium
Nearby sites
- 1Koi Wreck0.9 km
- 2Lochmara1.7 km
- 3Allports Island3.2 km
- 4Wiakawa Swim Spot4.5 km
- 5Blue Cod Point26 km
- 6Go Dive Pacific27 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org