Mcgregor’s Bay

★★★★☆ (110)

30 minutes from Dive Now, Whangarei is this fantastic shore dive. Average depth of 5m with a max of 12m at the mouth of the bay. Fingers of encrusted reef run along the edge of the bay, with pockets of rocky reef scattered throughout the bay.

Leather jackets, Blennies, Red Moki, Goat fish and baby snapper are common to see during the day. Octopus and eels are best seen at night.

Dive Activity

Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 25

Eagle Ray

Eagle Ray

10 Sightings
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1
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0
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2
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0
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0
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0
O
3
N
2
D
2

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 300

Octopus

Octopus

10 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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0
M
0
J
1
J
1
A
0
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0
O
2
N
5
D
1

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 7000

Crab

Crab

12 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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0
M
1
J
1
J
0
A
0
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0
O
3
N
6
D
1

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 90

Goatfish

Goatfish

10 Sightings
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0
F
1
M
0
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0
M
1
J
0
J
0
A
0
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0
O
1
N
5
D
2

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 60

Spiny Lobster

Spiny Lobster

10 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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0
M
1
J
2
J
0
A
0
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0
O
6
N
0
D
1

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 3000

Nudibranch

Nudibranch

8 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
1
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0
O
1
N
6
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 110

Snapper

Snapper

6 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
1
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
1
N
3
D
1

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 130

Pufferfish

Pufferfish

6 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
1
S
0
O
3
N
1
D
1

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 55

Lobster

Lobster

5 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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0
M
1
J
0
J
0
A
0
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0
O
3
N
1
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 80

Stingrays

Stingrays

3 Sightings
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1
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0
M
0
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0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
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0
O
1
N
0
D
1

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