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Green Island
Whitianga, Waikato, New Zealand
EntryBoat
Max depth13 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp15–21°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Green Island is a dive site near Whitianga, Waikato, 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, jacks, nudibranchs, moray eels, reef sharks. 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
Red MokiChirodactylus spectabilis
Red MulletUpeneichthys lineatus
PigfishBodianus unimaculatus
Variable TriplefinForsterygion varium
Oblique-swimming TriplefinForsterygion maryannae
SweepScorpis lineolata
Blue-eyed TriplefinNotoclinops segmentatus
Nearby sites
- 1Pancake Rocks - Middle Island1.2 km
- 2Korapuki1.6 km
- 3South East Corner2.0 km
- 4Stanley Island3.4 km
- 5Peach Grove - Gmi3.9 km
- 6Mamona Bay5.1 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org