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Mermaids Kitchen
Island Bay, North Island Of New Zealand, New Zealand
EntryShore
Max depth18 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyCook Strait
Water temp12–18°C
Estimated from climate dataJan–Apr
About this site
Mermaids Kitchen is a channel and reef dive site near Island Bay, Wellington, New Zealand, in the Cook Strait. It is reached from the shore with a maximum depth of about 18 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes lobsters, seals, nudibranchs, 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- New Zealand Fur SealArctocephalus australis forsteri
TwisterBellapiscis medius
Common TriplefinForsterygion lapillum
Maori OctopusMacroctopus maorum
KelpieNotolabrus fucicola
Blue MokiLatridopsis ciliaris
Blue CodParapercis colias
Nearby sites
- 1Owhiro Bay1.1 km
- 2F69 Wreck1.5 km
- 3Island Bay1.9 km
- 4Princess Bay2.1 km
- 5Taranaki Street Wharf Diving Platform6.7 km
- 6Scorching Bay7.9 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org