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Middle Arch
Ngunguru, Poor Knights Islands, New Zealand
EntryBoat
Max depth19 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp16–21°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Middle Arch is a cave dive site near Ngunguru, Northland, New Zealand, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 19 m. Best for divers with some experience. Commonly reported marine life includes stingrays, nudibranchs, jacks, moray eels, lobsters. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 16 to 21 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Red Rock CodScorpaena cardinalis
Sandager's WrasseCoris sandeyeri
PigfishBodianus unimaculatus
Black AngelfishParma alboscapularis
Yellowtail KingfishSeriola lalandi
Blue MaomaoScorpis violacea
Blue-eyed TriplefinNotoclinops segmentatus
Blue PointerIsurus oxyrinchus
Nearby sites
- 1Crystal Cave0.2 km
- 2Cleanerfish Bay0.3 km
- 3Trevors Rock0.4 km
- 4Boarfish Reef Poor Knights0.5 km
- 5Cave Bay0.7 km
- 6Poor Knights Island NZ0.8 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org