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Urquharts Bay
Ruakaka, Northland, New Zealand
EntryBoat
Max depth7 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp16–21°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Urquharts Bay is a dive site near Ruakaka, Northland, New Zealand, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 7 m. Commonly reported marine life includes stingrays, octopus, lobsters, nudibranchs, jacks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 16 to 21 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Red Rock LobsterJasus edwardsii
Blue PointerIsurus oxyrinchus
Common TriplefinForsterygion lapillum
Sydney OctopusOctopus tetricus
ParoreGirella tricuspidata
Red MulletUpeneichthys lineatus
SpottyNotolabrus celidotus
Southern CalamariSepioteuthis australis
Nearby sites
- 1Taurikura2.3 km
- 2Reotahi Bay4.0 km
- 3Whangarei Heads Old Women5.0 km
- 4Bream Rock6.7 km
- 5Kauri Mountain Awarua Rocks7.3 km
- 6The Gut13 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org