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Fairchild Reef
Snells Beach, Auckland, New Zealand
EntryBoat
Max depth13 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp15–21°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Fairchild Reef is a reef dive site near Snells Beach, Auckland, New Zealand, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 13 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes lobsters, nudibranchs, dolphins, jacks, seals. 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
Common TriplefinForsterygion lapillum
Short-beaked Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
SpottyNotolabrus celidotus
Eagle RayMyliobatis tenuicaudatus
Sydney OctopusOctopus tetricus
Red MokiChirodactylus spectabilis
TwisterBellapiscis medius
Nearby sites
- 1Elephant Point2.9 km
- 2Takatu Point3.8 km
- 3Jones Bay3.9 km
- 4Tawharanui3.9 km
- 5Flat Rock8.2 km
- 6Ti Point Wharf11 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org