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Melville Cove
Waikawa, Marlborough, New Zealand
EntryBoat
Max depth10 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyCook Strait
Water temp12–18°C
Estimated from climate dataJan–Apr
About this site
Melville Cove is a dive site near Waikawa, Marlborough, New Zealand, in the Cook Strait. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 10 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Commonly reported marine life includes stingrays, lobsters, octopus, seals. 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
Blue CodParapercis colias
KelpieNotolabrus fucicola
TarakihiNemadactylus macropterus- Carpet SharkCephaloscyllium isabella
Red Rock LobsterJasus edwardsii
Eagle RayMyliobatis tenuicaudatus
Sea-potatoEchinocardium cordatum
SoldierPseudolabrus miles
Nearby sites
- 1Go Dive Pacific0.3 km
- 2Blue Cod Point1.3 km
- 3MV Mikhail Lermontov, wreck3.3 km
- 4Allports Island25 km
- 5Double Cove Marine Reserve27 km
- 6Koi Wreck27 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org