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The Long Drop
Whitianga, North Island Of New Zealand, New Zealand
Max depth30 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyBay of Plenty
Water temp15–21°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
The Long Drop is a pinnacle, reef and wall dive site near Whitianga, Waikato, New Zealand, in the Bay of Plenty. It has a maximum depth of about 30 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes lobsters, jacks, seals, nudibranchs, stingrays. 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
Blue-eyed TriplefinNotoclinops segmentatus
Variable TriplefinForsterygion varium
White TrevallyPseudocaranx dentex
Red MokiChirodactylus spectabilis
Oblique-swimming TriplefinForsterygion maryannae
Mottled TriplefinForsterygion malcolmi
Velvet LeatherjacketMeuschenia scaber
Nearby sites
- 1Spectacle Reef0.5 km
- 2Shipwreck Bay0.5 km
- 3Russ' Ravine0.6 km
- 4Mahurangi Is/ Goat Is0.6 km
- 5South Sunk0.8 km
- 6Okorotere Island1.2 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org