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Wiakawa Swim Spot
Waikawa, Marlborough, New Zealand
EntryBoat
Max depth7 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyCook Strait
Water temp12–18°C
Estimated from climate dataJan–Apr
About this site
Wiakawa Swim Spot is a dive site near Waikawa, Marlborough, New Zealand, in the Cook Strait. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 7 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes seals, stingrays, dolphins, nudibranchs. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 12 to 18 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Short-tail StingrayBathytoshia brevicaudata- New Zealand Fur SealArctocephalus australis forsteri
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus- Blue CodParapercis colias
Common TriplefinForsterygion lapillum
Dusky DolphinLagenorhynchus obscurus- Hector's DolphinCephalorhynchus hectori
Short-beaked Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
Nearby sites
- 1Allports Island3.4 km
- 2Koi Wreck3.6 km
- 3Double Cove Marine Reserve4.5 km
- 4Lochmara6.0 km
- 5Blue Cod Point28 km
- 6Go Dive Pacific29 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org