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Paia Point
Hanmer Springs, Canterbury, New Zealand
EntryBoat
Max depth11 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp11–16°C
Estimated from climate dataJan–Mar
About this site
Paia Point is a dive site near Hanmer Springs, Canterbury, New Zealand, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 11 m. Commonly reported marine life includes dolphins, seals, lobsters, nudibranchs, octopus. 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
- Hector's DolphinCephalorhynchus hectori
Killer WhaleOrcinus orca- Blue CodParapercis colias
Dusky DolphinLagenorhynchus obscurus- Reef StarfishStichaster australis
KelpieNotolabrus fucicola
Nearby sites
- 1Barney’s Rock2.2 km
- 2The Sisters2.5 km
- 3Peter’s Rock (Cone Rock)12 km
- 4Baxter’s Reef13 km
- 5Sharks Tooth Kaikoura13 km
- 6South Bay Kaikoura13 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org