Promenade Point
Why dive here
With 163+ marine species recorded in the area - including blue sharks, blue whales, dolphins, great white sharks and hammerhead sharks - Promenade Point offers some of Bay of Islands's richest wall diving. Water ranges 16-22°C, warmest January, February, March.
Promenade Point is a decent option when the Bay of Islands weather just isn't playing nice for a sea dive. It's a lake dive, so manage your expectations – it’s not the ocean. We’ve found the wall drops to about 15 metres, and you’re looking for things like freshwater crayfish tucked into crevices or the occasional trout gliding past. Visibility averages around seven metres, which is enough to pick out the banded morwong. It’s a good spot for newer divers getting comfortable with buoyancy, or for knocking out a compass navigation dive.
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Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for Promenade Point
Promenade Point Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for Promenade Point, sourced from Open-Meteo marine data - nearest station: Open-Meteo marine grid (-35.24, 174.22) (2km away)
October Averages
Sea Temperature
16°C
61°F · Range: 14.9–16.8°C
Air Temperature
16°C
60°F
Wind Speed
7.43 m/s
14.4 knots
Atmospheric Pressure
1019.1 hPa
Based on 4 years of monitoring data · Data sources: Open-Meteo marine data
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