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The Sisters
Canterbury, New Zealand
EntryBoat
Max depth22 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp11–16°C
Estimated from climate dataJan–Mar
About this site
The Sisters is a dive site, Canterbury, New Zealand, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 22 m. Commonly reported marine life includes nudibranchs, dolphins, seals, lobsters, octopus. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 11 to 16 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Red Rock LobsterJasus edwardsii- New Zealand Fur SealArctocephalus australis forsteri
Hector's DolphinCephalorhynchus hectori
Killer WhaleOrcinus orca
Blue CodParapercis colias
Dusky DolphinLagenorhynchus obscurus
Reef StarfishStichaster australis
KelpieNotolabrus fucicola
Nearby sites
- 1Barney’s Rock0.5 km
- 2Paia Point2.5 km
- 3Peter’s Rock (Cone Rock)9.3 km
- 4Baxter’s Reef11 km
- 5Sharks Tooth Kaikoura11 km
- 6South Bay Kaikoura11 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org