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White Island
Whakatane, North Island Of New Zealand, New Zealand
Water bodyBay of Plenty
Water temp15–21°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
White Island is a reef dive site near Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, in the Bay of Plenty. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes jacks, moray eels, soft corals, sea fans, nudibranchs. 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
Yellowtail KingfishSeriola lalandi
Oblique-swimming TriplefinForsterygion maryannae
Blue MaomaoScorpis violacea
Blue-eyed TriplefinNotoclinops segmentatus
Black AngelfishParma alboscapularis
Common TriplefinForsterygion lapillum
Red Rock CodScorpaena cardinalis
Yellowfin TunaThunnus albacares
Nearby sites
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org