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Poor Knights Islands, New Zealand
★ 4.0 (1 review)
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Intermediate

Dramatic volcanic topography with rich subtropical marine life.

Boat Access
18m Avg Depth
30m Max Depth

About this dive site

This dive site features the dramatic volcanic topography characteristic of the Poor Knights Islands, with walls, pinnacles, and kelp forests. Divers can explore cracks and crevices teeming with subtropical fish life, moray eels, and numerous nudibranch species. Large stingrays are often spotted on the sandy bottoms at depth.

Diving Freediving Snorkeling

Site Ratings

Big Marine Life Good
Macro Marine Life Very Good
Landscape Quality Excellent
Water Visibility Very Good Viz
Famousness Well Known

Plan Your Visit

wall divesharkmacro photographywide anglekelp foreststingray

Marine Life

Pink MaomaoBlue MaomaoLord Howe CoralfishMosaic Moray EelSnapperKingfishNudibranchs

Things to Note

Difficulty:

Intermediate

Potential for depth, currents, and complex topography requires good buoyancy.

Hazards:
currentdepthboat traffic
Current Strength:

Variable

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