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New Zealand Diving

Land Temperature:
10-30°C (50-86°F) in coastal areas.

Water Temperature:
20-23°C (68-73°F) from January to April. 15-16°C (59-61°F) from May to September.

When to go:
Year round but January to April provide warmer temperatures above and below water plus calmer sea conditions.

Wetsuit required:
5-7mm wetsuit or drysuit

Visibility:
5-30m

Diving types:
Rocky reefs, pinnacles, arches, caves, wrecks, fiords.

Experience Level:
Beginner to Experienced

Marine life:
Stingrays, trevally, grouper, moray eels, scorpionfish, nudibranch.

After diving:
Skydiving, jetboating, surfing, bungy, whale watching, yachting, swim with dolphins, whale watching, hiking. New Zealand is the outdoor adventure capital of the world!