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Princess Bay
Houghton Bay, North Island Of New Zealand, New Zealand
EntryShore
Max depth18 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyCook Strait
Water temp12–18°C
Estimated from climate dataJan–Apr
About this site
Princess Bay is a reef dive site near Houghton Bay, Wellington, New Zealand, in the Cook Strait. It is reached from the shore with a maximum depth of about 18 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes lobsters, nudibranchs, seals, octopus, dolphins. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 12 to 18 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Red Rock LobsterJasus edwardsii
TwisterBellapiscis medius
Common TriplefinForsterygion lapillum
Maori OctopusMacroctopus maorum
KelpieNotolabrus fucicola
Blue MokiLatridopsis ciliaris
Blue CodParapercis colias
Variable TriplefinForsterygion varium
Nearby sites
- 1Island Bay0.3 km
- 2F69 Wreck1.1 km
- 3Mermaids Kitchen2.1 km
- 4Owhiro Bay3.2 km
- 5Taranaki Street Wharf Diving Platform6.2 km
- 6Scorching Bay6.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org