All resultsExplore/Northland/HMNZS Canterbury
HMNZS Canterbury
HMNZS Canterbury (Wreck) · Paihia, Northland, New Zealand
.jpg){kind=link}
EntryBoat
Max depth14 m–38 m
LevelEstimated: Advanced and up
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp16–21°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
HMNZS Canterbury is a reef and wreck dive site near Paihia, Northland, New Zealand, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 38 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes jacks, moray eels, lobsters, reef sharks, 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
Blue PointerIsurus oxyrinchus
Yellowtail KingfishSeriola lalandi
Striped MarlinKajikia audax
Sandager's WrasseCoris sandeyeri
Red MokiChirodactylus spectabilis
Red Rock CodScorpaena cardinalis
PigfishBodianus unimaculatus
KelpieNotolabrus fucicola
Nearby sites
- 1Putahataha Island0.2 km
- 2White Reef0.3 km
- 3Kariparapa Point0.5 km
- 4Motuwheteke Island0.9 km
- 5The Sisters1.6 km
- 6Sonic Boom Cave2.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org