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Poor Knights Island NZ
Ngunguru, Northland, New Zealand
EntryBoat
Max depth19 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp16–21°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Poor Knights Island NZ is a dive site near Ngunguru, Northland, New Zealand, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 19 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Commonly reported marine life includes stingrays, moray eels, nudibranchs, jacks, lobsters. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 16 to 21 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Red Rock CodScorpaena cardinalis
Sandager's WrasseCoris sandeyeri
PigfishBodianus unimaculatus
Black AngelfishParma alboscapularis
Yellowtail KingfishSeriola lalandi
Blue MaomaoScorpis violacea
Blue-eyed TriplefinNotoclinops segmentatus
Blue PointerIsurus oxyrinchus
Nearby sites
- 1Landing Bay Pinnacle & Teravana Cave0.2 km
- 2Landing Bay Poor Knights0.3 km
- 3Taravana Cave0.3 km
- 4Boarfish Reef Poor Knights0.3 km
- 5Noel’s Hole0.5 km
- 6Canyon0.5 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org