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Wooded Island
Little Wooden Island · Whangaparaoa, Auckland, New Zealand

EntryBoat
Max depth16 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp15–21°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Wooded Island is a dive site near Whangaparaoa, Auckland, New Zealand, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 16 m. Commonly reported marine life includes eagle rays, stingrays, octopus, dolphins, jacks. 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
Short-beaked Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
Eagle RayMyliobatis tenuicaudatus
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus- Australian AnchovyEngraulis australis
- Gummy SharkMustelus lenticulatus
- Blue MackerelScomber australasicus
Red GurnardChelidonichthys kumu
Smooth HammerheadSphyrna zygaena
Nearby sites
- 1Shears Rock3.4 km
- 2Wellington Reef5.2 km
- 3Fishermans Cove8.4 km
- 4Stanmore Bay Pool14 km
- 5Flat Rock16 km
- 6Fairchild Reef22 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org