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Northern Arch
Ngunguru, Poor Knights Islands, New Zealand
EntryBoat
Max depth25 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp16–21°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Northern 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 25 m. Recommended for advanced divers. 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
- 1Ann's Rock / Astrid's Wall0.2 km
- 2Wild Beast Point0.6 km
- 3Cleanerfish Bay0.7 km
- 4Barren Arch0.7 km
- 5Crystal Cave1.0 km
- 6Middle Arch1.0 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org