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Open Water Diver

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Open Water Diver

  • Diving Course
  • Min.: 4 Participants
  • Max.: 8 Participants

Included in Offer

Open Water Diver

This globally recognized certification program is the best way to begin your lifelong adventures as a certified scuba diver. Personalized training is combined with in-water practice sessions to ensure you have the skills and experience required to become truly comfortable underwater. You will earn the SSI Open Water Diver certification.

Facts and Training Standards

12 Years Minimum Age for certification
5 Minimum Open Water Dives during Training
30 m / 100 ft Max Depth
See full Training Standards 

Event Location, Dive sites

NZ DIVE SCHOOL, 1060 Auckland

Lake Rotoma (★4.2)

Great training site and suitable to dive year round. A sunken dingy at 11m is a good objective for the dive. Lake Rotoma was formed within the Rotoma caldera when lava flows from a large crater explosion blocked its outlet 9,500 years ago.
GET WET WAIKATO, 3200 HAMILTON

Get Wet Waikato (★4.6)

This is a heated indoor diving swimming pool at Get Wet Waikato. The pool is three meters deep and around nine meters long. There is a changing room and shower on site
GET WET WAIKATO, 3200 HAMILTON

PINK BEACH (★3.3)

Located near Opito Bay on the eastern side of the Coromandel Peninsula, Pink Beach is a sheltered coastal dive site known for its colourful reef, scattered rock formations, and diverse marine life. The site gets its name from the subtle pink tones found in the sand and shell fragments along the shoreline.
Mares, Janez Kranjc

Orca Bay (★4.3)

Orca Bay is a sheltered bay with a deep wall that drops to 20m+ it then slopes down to 35m+ further into the bay. There are small pinnacles dotted around the bay that provide shelter to a large variety of sea life!
NZ DIVE SCHOOL, 1060 Auckland

Cherry Island, Taupo (★3.7)

This is a drift dive with high current and back eddies. You will need to be with someone who has done this dive before, as the exit must not be missed. There is a natural hot spring halfway through dive.
Scubapro

Rena (Wreck) (★4.3)

The Rena Wreck is located on the Astrolabe Reef, 12 nautical miles from the entranced of Tauranga Harbour. The wreck lies between 18-70m of water and is only to be dived in calm conditions with swells under 1m. The current can also be strong depending on the tide.
Mares, Predrag Vuckovic

Wharewaka Point (★3.7)

Good parking, onsite toilets, changing rooms, BBQ facilities. Grass area to set up. Easy shore entry on sand/stone extending down to 30mtr+.
Mares, Janez Kranjc

Matapaua Bay (★3.7)

Sandy Bay in the middle, Shallow reefs on either side. Great for beginner divers or OW1 and 2. During summer the bay can have heavy boat traffic so be careful. SE is the worst wind and swell for the bay.
Mares, Janez Kranjc

HUMBUG BAY (★4.3)

A Big bay with various dive sites on it. boulder and rocky out crops. Good fish life and a couple of caves underwater toward devils point. On the far east side of the bay there is a 3 level drop on to rocky reef.
Aqualung

Devils Point (★4.1)

Great deep diving country with current running on the outer pin dropping off past 30m. as you come towards the middle pin there is a belly that comes up to 5-8m good for doing safety stops. As you head towards humbug bay there is a lot of boulder area with deep cracks and holes and comes up to a couple of caves.
Aqualung

MAHURANGI IS/ GOAT IS (★4.4)

2 tractors were sunk here to make an artificial reef Many moons ago. This is a sandy bottom with small broken reef that borders on the Hahei marine reserve. Great for beginners and OW1 and 2. Easy navigation and is protected from most weather.
GET WET WAIKATO, 3200 HAMILTON

Champagne Rock (★4.8)

The northern side of champagne rock is a great starting area for you dive. Out in champagne bay is 10m with big open reef. Swimming along side the rock itself is a wall that is littered with sealife.
Mares, Janez Kranjc

BIG BAY (★4.2)

It is as it sounds, a big bay with diving spots everywhere around the bay. deeper as you head towards the middle, white sand patches on the western edge.
Mares

OHINAU ISLAND (★4.5)

Ohinau Island is one of the coromandel peninsulas abandoned islands which have since been part of the Mercury Island group and offer some wicked dives
Mares

THE MAORI LADY (★4.7)

The Maori Lady is a great island to dive on with 3 different dive sites on the island. Each dive sight is completely different to the next with the island being able to shelter in most weather.
GET WET WAIKATO, 3200 HAMILTON

Little Ohinau (★4.5)

Little ohinau has 2 main dive sites with Little O Bay and Turtle cove. Turtle cove is a great site for more experienced divers. strong currents around the edges.
Mares, Janez Kranjc

West Point (★4.6)

West point is aptly named as it is the Western most point on Cuvier Island. The South facing side of the point provides fantastic kelp covered stems down the the sand at 15 - 18m. The sand curves around the southern side on the island and slowly deepens. You can find deeper reefs around the 25+m mark.
Aqualung

PEACH GROVE - GMI (★4.6)

On the Southern end of great mercury island Peachgrove has a stunning beach and dive sites to match. Being able to cater to just about every level of diver.
Mares

MAMONA BAY (★4.5)

sandy bottom with short shallow broken reef, great for lunch or beginners. the sandy bottom offers an excellent opportunity to see rays mooching about.
Scubapro, Stephen Frink

BRONZIE BAY - GMI (★4.6)

Can be a popular fishing and diving spot on GMI, a lot of boats pass by as well so be wary. always have your dive flag up. Being a popular spot can be under a bit of pressure over summer.
Mares, Predrag Vuckovic

HOME BAY - GMI (★3.8)

The western side of the Great mercury island, also a safe haven for boats to park and stay overnight. The scallop beds have been shut down until at least 2023 due to it being in very poor condition.
Mares

THE BOOK CASE - GMI (★4.1)

This site is on the north western side of the great mercury islands. This dive is one for advanced divers, the wall is full of live but can drop on down to 25-30m
Mares, Janez Kranjc

SAIL ROCK - GMI (★4.5)

Can have strong currents on the northern side of the rock, Usually very exposed to wind and swell. dives average between 7 to 20m. Easy to navigate.
Mares, Janez Kranjc

THE CATHEDRAL (★4.7)

Northern side of the mercs, is exposed so southerly swell and wind, Cathedral bay itself is an awesome dive site for anyone, rocky reef surrounding the bay with a sandy bottom with broken kelpie reef all throughout in the middle. The pins and outer edges of cathedral have some wicked walls and boulder areas.
Scubapro

PANCAKE ROCKS - MIDDLE ISLAND (★4.4)

The pancake rocks are on the eastern side of middle island with great cracks, gullies and an arch way you can swim through. This site is exposed but typically great vis.
Aqualung

RED MERCS (★3.7)

Regarded as one of the best islands to dive off, The dives can get deep quick and being on the outer edge it is very exposed to the conditions. The island is surrounded by deep pins that can sit in a lot of current. In close around the island is boulder with kelpie reef breaking it up.
Aqualung

DOUBLE ISLAND (★4.0)

Double island is an add on to red mercury but holds its own with entertaining diving. Walls pins and small caves, this islands can cater to most people.
Mares

STANLEY ISLAND (★4.3)

Stanley Island is a great example of a variety of diving with pins surrounding it, a wall dive off the great wall of Stanley and great reef diving all around, it is a popular dive spot that always manages to supply.
Mares

KORAPUKI (★4.6)

A good 40 mins to an hour from Whitianga, Korapuki offers some great diving around the whole island, Offering up great weed lines and rocky outcrops tends to be a favourite with spearos and scuba divers
Mares

OPITO BAY (★4.2)

Just 20 mins by car or 30 mins in a boat, Opito bay is well known as a scallop bed although it has just been shut down for the next 2 years due to poor bed condition.
Scubapro, Stephen Frink

ROCKY BAY - GMI (★4.4)

Eastern side of the great mercury islands, a nice spot for some easy diving. the middle of the bay is the deeper part with huge kelpie reef systems. A lot of area to explore.
Mares, Predrag Vuckovic

CORALIE BAY - GMI (★4.1)

Eastern side of the great mercury islands, a nice spot for some easy diving. the middle of the bay is the deeper part with huge kelpy reef systems. alot of area to explore.
Mares

SOUTH EAST CORNER (★4.8)

South east corner of great mercury island is a nice and long stretch of divable reef. Shallowest part is in the middle, but in general some excellent diving when you can get in. Extremely exposed to most wind and swell directions
Mares, Janez Kranjc

GREEN ISLAND (★4.3)

Green island also known as the grave yard because of the amount of rocks that breach the surface of the water making it look as if they are tomb stones. also known to have claimed a couple of boats.
Mares, Janez Kranjc

Never Fail Rock - GMI (★4.7)

Never fail is a dive for the more advanced or expert levels, a pin that is exposed from every direction with currents to match, yet one of the most entertaining dives to do.
Mares

Aldermens- Fish Factory (★4.4)

Fish Factory is one of the many magnificent dive sites in the alderman group offering up a nice wall to cruise along and also offers us a pinnacle just off from the wall. More suited for the more experienced and expert divers as it can become a deep dive quite easily.
Mares

OTAMA REEF (★3.6)

One of the best places for beginner divers, an easy beach to walk in off straight onto bright white sand. as you head out there are small broken reefs, as you move to the left the reefs get bigger and kelpier the further out you go.
Mares

BLACK JACK REEF (★3.4)

Black jack reef is a 2km stretch of reef running between Kuoatunu and Otama beach. Although easily accessible has of late been over run with kina(sea urchins) that have caused a bit of a baron sea floor.
Aqualung

THE TWINS, Waikato (★4.5)

The twins is a dive site 15mins away from whitianga located between whiti and devils point. A bit of experience is need for this dive and a run of decent weather. The north and south side are the deepest parts of the dive with a swim through at about 10m down right in the middle of the twins.
Mares

GEM STONE BAY (★4.6)

Gemstone bay is INSIDE THE HAHEI MARINE RESERVE so its a no touch or take dive site. Some of the biggest snapper and crayfish on the coromandel its a great place to dive and view what a marine reserve can do for an area
Mares

The Golf ball/ Car Park (★4.4)

Boat Harbour is a very popular place to park up but diving around waipapa island can be good fun, sandy bay in the middle and the further around the island you go the deeper and steeper the drop off.
Aqualung

Aldermens- HoneyComb (★4.6)

Honeycomb dive site offers a range of underwater exploring from going up into the honeycomb like caves to follow a steep and deep wall on the southern side of the rock.
Scubapro

Aldermens- Mooring Bay (★4.6)

Mooring Bay is one of the more common spots for those who want to experience the Alderman’s without the depth and current. Ideal training bay with a shallow anchoring area with sand.
Mares, Janez Kranjc

Aldermens-Middle Middle (★4.0)

Middle middle is situated in the middle of the middle alderman island. This dive site is one not to be missed. If you are after a very scenic dive this is ideal
Aqualung

Aldermens- Bishops Hat (★4.7)

This dive site the Bishop’s Hat offers a bit of everything as here we have a cave, wall and a magnitude of species that frequent here. Bishop’s Hat is exposed to weather from the east, and south east
Scubapro, Stephen Frink

Black Rocks Lagoon (★4.5)

This dive site is one for everyone, inside the lagoon is a fish shallow bay with plenty of fish and kelp around the edges. the outer reef system are big pins with nice gullies to swim in. The outer reef is a deeper dive and is very exposed to wind, swell and current.
Aqualung

Rarotonga Bay (★4.7)

Rarotonga Bay is one of those places that doesn’t disappoint, the water here on a good day can sometimes be mistaken for a day in the tropics hence the name.
GET WET WAIKATO, 3200 HAMILTON

Kinloch (★4.4)

This dive site is in Lake Taupo, and is a great dive site for training or those wanting to experience lake diving. Temperatures are general cold but can warm up during summer. From the beach the bottom slopes down to around 7m then drops to over 20m

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GET WET, Get Wet Waikato Dive

451 TE RAPA ROAD, 3200 HAMILTON, New Zealand
$441.90
NZ$750.00
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Open Water Diver

GET WET, Get Wet Waikato Dive

451 TE RAPA ROAD, 3200 HAMILTON, New Zealand
$441.90
NZ$750.00
Contact

Open Water Diver

$441.90
NZ$750.00

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