Northland, New Zealand
Poor Knights Islands
Arches, caves and rays in New Zealand’s best-known marine reserve.
About the dive
Poor Knights Islands is an all-levels dive site in Northland, New Zealand. Divers have logged 867 dives here, going to 19 m on average in around 15 m of visibility. 11 species are recorded here month by month; the most sighted are moray eels, stingrays and snappers. Sightings peak in January, March and December.
- Level
- Beginner–Expert
- Entry
- Boat
- Avg. max depth
- 19 m
- Visibility
- 15 m
- Dive time
- 44 min
- Logged dives
- 867
- Busiest months
- Jan · Mar · Dec
- Region
- Northeastern New Zealand
Most sighted here
Moray eelsPhoto: David Clode · CC0
StingraysPhoto: Corentin Largeron · CC0
NudibranchsPhoto: Ekaterina Zlotnikova · CC0
ScorpionfishPhoto: Pia B · CC0
What you’ll see, month by month
The most-sighted species at Poor Knights Islands and the months they are logged. The brighter the cell, the more sightings.
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moray eels | ||||||||||||
| Stingrays | ||||||||||||
| Snappers | ||||||||||||
| Nudibranchs | ||||||||||||
| Scorpionfish | ||||||||||||
| Eagle rays | ||||||||||||
| Wrasses | ||||||||||||
| Goatfish | ||||||||||||
| Octopuses | ||||||||||||
| Great hammerhead | ||||||||||||
| Green Turtle |
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