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Greenstone Point
Southland, New Zealand
EntryBoat
Max depth18 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyTasman Sea
Water temp12–16°C
Estimated from climate dataJan–Apr
About this site
Greenstone Point is a dive site, Southland, New Zealand, in the Tasman Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 18 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes lobsters, seals, dolphins, nudibranchs. 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 Beach0.2 km
- 2Dale Green0.8 km
- 3Dale Point1.5 km
- 4Post Office Rock1.5 km
- 5Penguin Cove1.9 km
- 6Fox Cove2.5 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org