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Frenchmans Reef
Paihia, Northland, New Zealand
EntryBoat
Max depth7 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp16–21°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Frenchmans Reef is a reef dive site near Paihia, Northland, New Zealand, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 7 m. Commonly reported marine life includes moray eels, dolphins, hammerhead sharks, jacks, nudibranchs. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 16 to 21 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Eagle RayMyliobatis tenuicaudatus
Smooth HammerheadSphyrna zygaena
SpottyNotolabrus celidotus
Killer WhaleOrcinus orca
Blue-eyed TriplefinNotoclinops segmentatus
Velvet LeatherjacketMeuschenia scaber
ParoreGirella tricuspidata
Nearby sites
- 1Motuwheteke Island10 km
- 2Putahataha Island11 km
- 3Kariparapa Point11 km
- 4HMNZS Canterbury11 km
- 5White Reef11 km
- 6The Sisters12 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org