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Jones Bay
Snells Beach, Auckland, New Zealand
EntryBoat
Max depth7 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp15–21°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Jones Bay is a dive site near Snells Beach, Auckland, New Zealand, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 7 m. Commonly reported marine life includes eagle rays, stingrays, nudibranchs, octopus, lobsters. 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
Eagle RayMyliobatis tenuicaudatus
Red Rock LobsterJasus edwardsii
Common TriplefinForsterygion lapillum
Sydney OctopusOctopus tetricus
TwisterBellapiscis medius
Red MokiChirodactylus spectabilis
Southern CalamariSepioteuthis australis
ParoreGirella tricuspidata
Nearby sites
- 1Tawharanui2.3 km
- 2Fairchild Reef3.9 km
- 3Elephant Point4.4 km
- 4Takatu Point4.4 km
- 5Ti Point Wharf7.6 km
- 6Mathesons Bay8.8 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org