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Yellow Sponge Garden
Leigh, Auckland, New Zealand
EntryBoat
Max depth10 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp15–21°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Yellow Sponge Garden is a dive site near Leigh, Auckland, New Zealand, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 10 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes lobsters, nudibranchs, jacks, octopus, stingrays. 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
Red Rock LobsterJasus edwardsii
Red MokiChirodactylus spectabilis
Variable TriplefinForsterygion varium
Eagle RayMyliobatis tenuicaudatus
SpottyNotolabrus celidotus
Red MulletUpeneichthys lineatus
Common TriplefinForsterygion lapillum
KelpfishChironemus marmoratus
Nearby sites
- 1ABC Bay0.6 km
- 2Shag Rock0.6 km
- 3Goat Island0.7 km
- 4Gem Cave0.9 km
- 5Waterfall Reef1.0 km
- 6Tabletop Reef1.6 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org
