Poor Knights
Northern Arch
- Max depth40 m
- CertificationOpen water / no overhead
- Water temperature≈ 14–23 °C, varies with the seasonestimated, no reports yet
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What it looks like
Stingray's at Northern Arch. Poor Knights Islands Northern Arch Poor Knights Scuba Diving Northern Arch, Poor Knights Island, New Zealand
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The dive
Per Dive Now this is the best arch for large schools of fish: big snapper and kingfish, and sometimes a bronze whaler. Divers with deco prefer to hang on the sunlit walls north of the arch.
Profile and sections
Per Dive Now this is the best arch for large schools of fish: big snapper and kingfish, and sometimes a bronze whaler. Divers with deco prefer to hang on the sunlit walls north of the arch.
- Depth and profile
- A short but very deep arch: the boulder floor is at ~37–40 m in the middle and drops away beyond 50 m at both ends.
- Configuration
- Open arch, but deep and with current: recreational gear within your no-deco time, or tec gear with deco (estimate).
Who can dive where
- At least Open water / no overhead
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Goes down to 40 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
This is how the planner decides who in your team may dive this cave. Rules your own trip adds (organizer, a mail, the AI) show with your trip.
How to get there
Boat dive with a local dive centre. The arch is too narrow for the dive boats to pass through.
Around Northern Arch
FillsNo fill station known nearby
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