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Spectacle Reef
Whitianga, North Island Of New Zealand, New Zealand
Max depth20 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyBay of Plenty
Water temp15–21°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Spectacle Reef is a pinnacle, reef and wall dive site near Whitianga, Waikato, New Zealand, in the Bay of Plenty. It has a maximum depth of about 20 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes lobsters, seals, jacks, nudibranchs, octopus. 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
Red Rock LobsterJasus edwardsii
Blue-eyed TriplefinNotoclinops segmentatus
Variable TriplefinForsterygion varium
Red MokiChirodactylus spectabilis
Oblique-swimming TriplefinForsterygion maryannae- Mottled TriplefinForsterygion malcolmi
Common TriplefinForsterygion lapillum
Ram's Horn SquidSpirula spirula
Nearby sites
- 1Shipwreck Bay0.2 km
- 2Russ' Ravine0.2 km
- 3Mahurangi Is/ Goat Is0.4 km
- 4The Long Drop0.5 km
- 5South Sunk1.3 km
- 6Hapuka Rock (Hereheretaura Pinnacle)1.6 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org