© NEW ZEALAND DIVING, 0910 Warkworth
Mathesons Bay
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Mathesons Bay is a sheltered bay that is perfect for diving! Divers can easily enter and exit the water via the beach or over the rock platform if the tide is right.
You can expect to see: John Dory, Snapper, Pararoe, Stingrays, Eagle Rays, Stargazers, Kingfish, Yellow Tail Mullet, Nudibranch, Octopus, crayfish and much more.
Dive Activity
Top Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
iStock/Juliosanjuan
165 Sightings
J
40
F
10
M
11
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
18
A
14
S
11
O
21
N
0
D
40
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
119 Sightings
J
29
F
10
M
11
A
0
M
0
J
11
J
14
A
10
S
15
O
0
N
0
D
19
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
46 Sightings
J
29
F
0
M
0
A
9
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
8
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0
iStock-Rainer von Brandis
Snapper
756 Sightings
J
140
F
77
M
114
A
56
M
46
J
36
J
41
A
42
S
23
O
34
N
44
D
103
Shutterstock-Levent Konuk
Goatfish
275 Sightings
J
85
F
26
M
41
A
29
M
8
J
0
J
11
A
9
S
8
O
8
N
10
D
40
iStock/Extreme-Photographer
Stingrays
88 Sightings
J
13
F
0
M
14
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
14
A
14
S
9
O
0
N
13
D
11
iStock-wrangel
Triggerfish
84 Sightings
J
26
F
0
M
0
A
9
M
12
J
8
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
11
N
0
D
18
SSI-Peter-Schinck
Nudibranch
32 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
7
J
0
A
0
S
12
O
0
N
0
D
13
AdobeStock-JirinaVFR
Pufferfish
10 Sightings
J
10
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0
iStock-Michael Zeigler
Crab
8 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
8
O
0
N
0
D
0