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SS Wairarapa - Miners Head
Leigh, Auckland, New Zealand
EntryBoat
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp15–21°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
SS Wairarapa - Miners Head is a wreck dive site near Leigh, Auckland, New Zealand, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes lobsters, jacks, stingrays, dolphins. 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- New Zealand Arrow SquidNototodarus sloanii
- Red GurnardChelidonichthys kumu
Velvet LeatherjacketMeuschenia scaber
John DoryZeus faber- Longspine BurrfishTragulichthys jaculiferus
Short-tail StingrayBathytoshia brevicaudata- Australian AnchovyEngraulis australis
Nearby sites
- 1Simpson Rock18 km
- 2Little Cave Bay20 km
- 3Ngatamahine Point23 km
- 4The Plateau24 km
- 5Hammerhead25 km
- 6Te Hua Point27 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org