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Whangarei Heads Old Women
Ruakaka, Northland, New Zealand
EntryBoat
Max depth13 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp16–21°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Whangarei Heads Old Women 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 13 m. Commonly reported marine life includes stingrays, lobsters, jacks, dolphins, reef sharks. 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
Velvet LeatherjacketMeuschenia scaber
John DoryZeus faber
Mottled TriplefinForsterygion malcolmi
Red Cock CodScorpaena papillosa
Red MokiChirodactylus spectabilis
Blue SharkPrionace glauca
Nearby sites
- 1Bream Rock2.6 km
- 2Urquharts Bay5.0 km
- 3Taurikura6.4 km
- 4Kauri Mountain Awarua Rocks8.2 km
- 5Reotahi Bay8.8 km
- 6The Gut14 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org