TUPAREHUIA - Waione
Protected Area
Tamateatai Point
Why dive here
With 163+ marine species recorded in the area - including blue sharks, blue whales, dolphins, great white sharks and hammerhead sharks - TUPAREHUIA - Waione offers some of Bay of Islands's richest reef diving. Water ranges 16-22°C, warmest January, February, March.
Waione, tucked into Tuparehuia, feels like a secret, a quiet corner of the Bay of Islands where you can just *be*. We love it for its simplicity. Forget deep dives; the maximum eight metres here is all about taking your time, really noticing the small stuff. The bottom is a jumble of rocky formations and boulders, perfect habitat for those creatures that thrive in the shallows. You’ll weave through thick kelp strands, keeping an eye out for Big-belly seahorses clinging on, or the flash of a New Zealand Scaly-headed Triplefin darting between rocks. Visibility averages around seven metres, which, for a site this shallow, feels perfectly adequate – it actually enhances that feeling of intimacy. You’ll spot kina everywhere, and if you’re lucky, a koura peeking from a crevice. It’s a gentle dive, suited to photographers or anyone who appreciates the quieter side of coastal New Zealand, perhaps with a touch of swell gently rocking you.
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Conditions
Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for TUPAREHUIA - Waione
TUPAREHUIA - Waione Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for TUPAREHUIA - Waione, 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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