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Home Bay - Gmi
Whitianga, Waikato, New Zealand
EntryBoat
Max depth15 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp15–21°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Home Bay - Gmi 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 15 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes lobsters, seals, nudibranchs, jacks, 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- Deepwater BurrfishAllomycterus pilatus
Sydney OctopusOctopus tetricus- New Zealand Fur SealArctocephalus australis forsteri
Red MulletUpeneichthys lineatus
Common TriplefinForsterygion lapillum
Red MokiChirodactylus spectabilis
Short-tail StingrayBathytoshia brevicaudata
Nearby sites
- 1Bronzie Bay - Gmi2.2 km
- 2Coralie Bay - Gmi2.4 km
- 3Rocky Bay - Gmi2.6 km
- 4The Book Case - Gmi2.9 km
- 5The Cathedral3.5 km
- 6Mamona Bay3.5 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org