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Peter’s Rock (Cone Rock)
Canterbury, New Zealand
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EntryBoat
Max depth20 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp11–16°C
Estimated from climate dataJan–Mar
About this site
Peter’s Rock (Cone Rock) is a dive site, Canterbury, New Zealand, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 20 m. Commonly reported marine life includes dolphins, lobsters, seals, 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
- Blue CodParapercis colias
- Hector's DolphinCephalorhynchus hectori
Dusky DolphinLagenorhynchus obscurus
Killer WhaleOrcinus orca
SpottyNotolabrus celidotus
Common TriplefinForsterygion lapillum
Nearby sites
- 1Baxter’s Reef1.3 km
- 2Sharks Tooth Kaikoura1.4 km
- 3South Bay Kaikoura1.6 km
- 4Whalers Bay Kaikoura2.5 km
- 5Rhino Horn3.1 km
- 6Old Wharf3.7 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org