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The Golf ball/ Car Park
Tairua, Waikato, New Zealand
EntryBoat
Max depth14 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyBay of Plenty
Water temp15–21°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
The Golf ball/ Car Park is a dive site near Tairua, Waikato, New Zealand, in the Bay of Plenty. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 14 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes lobsters, jacks, stingrays, 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
Eagle RayMyliobatis tenuicaudatus
Velvet LeatherjacketMeuschenia scaber
White TrevallyPseudocaranx dentex
Blue PointerIsurus oxyrinchus
Red GurnardChelidonichthys kumu
John DoryZeus faber
Sydney OctopusOctopus tetricus
Nearby sites
- 1Big Bay8.7 km
- 2Rarotonga Bay9.4 km
- 3Champagne Rock9.7 km
- 4Hapuka Rock (Hereheretaura Pinnacle)11 km
- 5Russ' Ravine11 km
- 6Mahurangi Is/ Goat Is12 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org