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Otama Reef

Whitianga, Waikato, New Zealand

Photo: Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0

EntryBoat

Max depth8 m

LevelBeginner-friendly

Water bodyPacific Ocean

Water temp15–21°C

Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr

About this site

Otama Reef is a reef dive site near Whitianga, Waikato, New Zealand, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 8 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes lobsters, seals, jacks, nudibranchs. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 15 to 21 °C over the year.