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Tawharanui
Leigh, Auckland, New Zealand
EntryBoat
Max depth12 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp15–21°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Tawharanui is a dive site near Leigh, Auckland, New Zealand, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 12 m. Commonly reported marine life includes stingrays, lobsters, nudibranchs, dolphins, jacks. 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
Short-beaked Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
Common TriplefinForsterygion lapillum
SpottyNotolabrus celidotus
Variable TriplefinForsterygion varium
Sydney OctopusOctopus tetricus
Eagle RayMyliobatis tenuicaudatus
Red MokiChirodactylus spectabilis
Nearby sites
- 1Jones Bay2.3 km
- 2Takatu Point2.5 km
- 3Elephant Point2.9 km
- 4Fairchild Reef3.9 km
- 5Ti Point Wharf7.1 km
- 6Mathesons Bay7.7 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org
