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Saint Kilda’s Rocks
Canterbury, New Zealand
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EntryBoat
Max depth12 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp11–16°C
Estimated from climate dataJan–Mar
About this site
Saint Kilda’s Rocks is a dive site, Canterbury, New Zealand, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 12 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes lobsters, seals, dolphins, 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
KahawaiArripis trutta
Common TriplefinForsterygion lapillum
Dusky DolphinLagenorhynchus obscurus
Killer WhaleOrcinus orca
Nearby sites
- 1Haylee’s hideout0.3 km
- 2Old Wharf0.6 km
- 3Nine Pins0.9 km
- 4Seal Colony1.4 km
- 5Rhino Horn2.2 km
- 6South Bay Kaikoura2.7 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org