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Hapuka Rock (Hereheretaura Pinnacle)
Whitianga, North Island Of New Zealand, New Zealand
Water bodyBay of Plenty
Water temp15–21°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Hapuka Rock (Hereheretaura Pinnacle) is a pinnacle, reef and wall dive site near Whitianga, Waikato, New Zealand, in the Bay of Plenty. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes lobsters, seals, jacks, nudibranchs, octopus. 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
Blue-eyed TriplefinNotoclinops segmentatus
Variable TriplefinForsterygion varium
Red MokiChirodactylus spectabilis
Oblique-swimming TriplefinForsterygion maryannae
Mottled TriplefinForsterygion malcolmi
Common TriplefinForsterygion lapillum
Ram's Horn SquidSpirula spirula
Nearby sites
- 1Mahurangi Is/ Goat Is1.2 km
- 2Gem Stone Bay1.4 km
- 3Champagne Rock1.4 km
- 4Russ' Ravine1.4 km
- 5Shipwreck Bay1.4 km
- 6Rarotonga Bay1.6 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org