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Penguin Cove
Southland, New Zealand
EntryBoat
Max depth19 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyTasman Sea
Water temp12–16°C
Estimated from climate dataJan–Apr
About this site
Penguin Cove is a dive site, Southland, New Zealand, in the Tasman Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 19 m. Commonly reported marine life includes nudibranchs, octopus, lobsters, seals, dolphins. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 12 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
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Blue CodParapercis colias
Sea-potatoEchinocardium cordatum
Short-beaked Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
Dusky DolphinLagenorhynchus obscurus- Northern Spiny DogfishSqualus griffini
Nearby sites
- 1Dale Point0.5 km
- 2Cray’s Crack0.9 km
- 3Butterfly Wall1.3 km
- 4Dale Green1.5 km
- 5Greenstone Beach1.9 km
- 6Greenstone Point1.9 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org