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Whangaumu Bay
Ngunguru, 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
Whangaumu Bay is a dive site near Ngunguru, 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 eagle rays, stingrays, nudibranchs, octopus, lobsters. 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
Blue PointerIsurus oxyrinchus
Common TriplefinForsterygion lapillum
Sydney OctopusOctopus tetricus
Blue SharkPrionace glauca
Red Rock LobsterJasus edwardsii- Striped ClingfishTrachelochismus melobesia
- Mottled TwisterBellapiscis lesleyae
Variable TriplefinForsterygion varium
Nearby sites
- 1Lighthouse Bay2.9 km
- 2HMNZS Waikato wreck3.3 km
- 3Mcgregor’s Bay10 km
- 4The Gut11 km
- 5Kauri Mountain Awarua Rocks17 km
- 6Sugarloaf Rock Poor Knights18 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org