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Greenstone Beach
Southland, New Zealand
EntryBoat
Max depth20 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyTasman Sea
Water temp12–16°C
Estimated from climate dataJan–Apr
About this site
Greenstone Beach is a dive site, Southland, New Zealand, in the Tasman Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 20 m. Commonly reported marine life includes nudibranchs, octopus, lobsters, seals, dolphins. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 12 to 16 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Red Rock LobsterJasus edwardsii- New Zealand Fur SealArctocephalus australis forsteri
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Blue CodParapercis colias
Sea-potatoEchinocardium cordatum
Short-beaked Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
Dusky DolphinLagenorhynchus obscurus- Northern Spiny DogfishSqualus griffini
Nearby sites
- 1Greenstone Point0.2 km
- 2Dale Green0.6 km
- 3Dale Point1.4 km
- 4Post Office Rock1.7 km
- 5Penguin Cove1.9 km
- 6Fox Cove2.6 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org