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Sugarloaf Rock Poor Knights
Ngunguru, Northland, New Zealand
EntryBoat
Max depth26 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp16–21°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Sugarloaf Rock Poor Knights is a dive site near Ngunguru, Northland, New Zealand, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 26 m. Commonly reported marine life includes nudibranchs, jacks, seals, dolphins, reef sharks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 16 to 21 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Blue PointerIsurus oxyrinchus- HapukaPolyprion oxygeneios
- New Zealand Fur SealArctocephalus australis forsteri
Yellowtail KingfishSeriola lalandi
Silver TrevallyPseudocaranx georgianus
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Blue SharkPrionace glauca
Short-beaked Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
Nearby sites
- 1Poor Knights Islands8.4 km
- 2Southern Arch9.0 km
- 3Ngaio Rock9.1 km
- 4Calypso Bay9.1 km
- 5Magic Wall9.2 km
- 6Jan’s Tunnel9.2 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org
