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Old Wharf
Canterbury, New Zealand
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EntryBoat
Max depth8 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp11–16°C
Estimated from climate dataJan–Mar
About this site
Old Wharf is a dive site, Canterbury, New Zealand, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 8 m. Commonly reported marine life includes octopus, lobsters, seals, dolphins, nudibranchs. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 11 to 16 °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
Blue CodParapercis colias
Hector's DolphinCephalorhynchus hectori
KahawaiArripis trutta
Common TriplefinForsterygion lapillum
Dusky DolphinLagenorhynchus obscurus
Killer WhaleOrcinus orca
Nearby sites
- 1Haylee’s hideout0.6 km
- 2Saint Kilda’s Rocks0.6 km
- 3Nine Pins1.0 km
- 4Seal Colony1.3 km
- 5Rhino Horn1.7 km
- 6South Bay Kaikoura2.1 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org