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The Cathedral
Whitianga, Waikato, New Zealand
EntryBoat
Max depth24 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp15–21°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
The Cathedral is a dive site near Whitianga, Waikato, New Zealand, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 24 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes lobsters, seals, nudibranchs, jacks, 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- Deepwater BurrfishAllomycterus pilatus
Sydney OctopusOctopus tetricus- New Zealand Fur SealArctocephalus australis forsteri
Red MulletUpeneichthys lineatus
Common TriplefinForsterygion lapillum
Red MokiChirodactylus spectabilis
Short-tail StingrayBathytoshia brevicaudata
Nearby sites
- 1Never Fail Rock - GMI1.6 km
- 2Rocky Bay - Gmi1.6 km
- 3Sail Rock - Gmi1.8 km
- 4The Book Case - Gmi2.7 km
- 5Coralie Bay - Gmi3.0 km
- 6Home Bay - Gmi3.5 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org