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Rhino Horn
Canterbury, New Zealand
EntryBoat
Max depth15 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp11–16°C
Estimated from climate dataJan–Mar
About this site
Rhino Horn is a dive site, Canterbury, New Zealand, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 15 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes lobsters, seals, dolphins, reef sharks, nudibranchs. 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
Blue SharkPrionace glauca
SoldierPseudolabrus miles
Common TriplefinForsterygion lapillum- Hector's DolphinCephalorhynchus hectori
Killer WhaleOrcinus orca
Nearby sites
- 1Whalers Bay Kaikoura0.8 km
- 2Seal Colony1.1 km
- 3Old Wharf1.7 km
- 4South Bay Kaikoura1.8 km
- 5Sharks Tooth Kaikoura1.8 km
- 6Haylee’s hideout1.9 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org