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Shears Rock
Whangaparaoa, North Island Of New Zealand, New Zealand
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp15–21°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Shears Rock is a reef and wall dive site near Whangaparaoa, Auckland, New Zealand, in the Pacific Ocean. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, jacks, hammerhead sharks, seals, nudibranchs. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 15 to 21 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Short-beaked Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
Eagle RayMyliobatis tenuicaudatus
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Australian AnchovyEngraulis australis
Gummy SharkMustelus lenticulatus
Blue MackerelScomber australasicus
Red GurnardChelidonichthys kumu
Smooth HammerheadSphyrna zygaena
Nearby sites
- 1Wooded Island3.4 km
- 2Wellington Reef8.2 km
- 3Fishermans Cove11 km
- 4Stanmore Bay Pool16 km
- 5Flat Rock18 km
- 6Matiatia Bay - Wharf21 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org