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Island Bay
Houghton Bay, North Island Of New Zealand, New Zealand
EntryShore
Max depth16 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyCook Strait
Water temp12–18°C
Estimated from climate dataJan–Apr
About this site
Island Bay is a reef and wall dive site near Houghton Bay, Wellington, New Zealand, in the Cook Strait. It is reached from the shore with a maximum depth of about 16 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes lobsters, nudibranchs, seals, octopus, dolphins. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 12 to 18 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Red Rock LobsterJasus edwardsii- TwisterBellapiscis medius
- Common TriplefinForsterygion lapillum
- Maori OctopusMacroctopus maorum
- KelpieNotolabrus fucicola
- Blue MokiLatridopsis ciliaris
- Blue CodParapercis colias
- Variable TriplefinForsterygion varium
Nearby sites
- 1Princess Bay0.3 km
- 2F69 Wreck1.0 km
- 3Mermaids Kitchen1.9 km
- 4Owhiro Bay3.0 km
- 5Taranaki Street Wharf Diving Platform6.1 km
- 6Scorching Bay6.4 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org