Rocky Bay
Titahi Bay, North Island Of New Zealand, New Zealand
Max depth14 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyCook Strait
Water temp12–18°C
Estimated from climate dataJan–Apr
About this site
Rocky Bay is a reef dive site near Titahi Bay, Wellington, New Zealand, in the Cook Strait. It has a maximum depth of about 14 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, seals, octopus, soft corals, lobsters. 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
- Deepwater BurrfishAllomycterus pilatus
Reef StarfishStichaster australis- Golden WeedfishCristiceps aurantiacus
TwisterBellapiscis medius- New Zealand Fur SealArctocephalus australis forsteri
New Zealand Longfin EelAnguilla dieffenbachii
Yellow-and-black TriplefinForsterygion flavonigrum
Common TriplefinForsterygion lapillum
Nearby sites
- 1Matiu-Somes Wharf19 km
- 2Mahanga Bay22 km
- 3Kau Point22 km
- 4Taranaki Street Wharf Diving Platform23 km
- 5Scorching Bay23 km
- 6Princess Bay29 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org