Shore Dive Coromandel
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Category: Diving
Forum Name: Spearo's Corner
Forum Description: Free-divers & spearos chat about their sport
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Printed Date: 03 Jul 2026 at 8:17am
Topic: Shore Dive Coromandel
Posted By: Gundry
Subject: Shore Dive Coromandel
Date Posted: 04 Oct 2011 at 12:25pm
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Hey thinking of going somewhere different for a shore dive in a week or 2. I know a few people that launch from Tairua but was wondering if the shore diving around there was any good. Not after any spot x or anything jsut want to know whether im wasting my time or not. Any reccomendations on where I should go thats not to much of a hike would be appreciated. Just a general area that is worth a look. Cheers Gundry ------------- Winter is Meh |
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Posted By: Phantom Menace
Date Posted: 04 Oct 2011 at 12:33pm
| Sailors Grave |
Posted By: Gundry
Date Posted: 04 Oct 2011 at 12:37pm
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Cheers Phantom Menace wsa looking at a bay just north of that. In other news Tonga is now placed in the IRB rankings ahead of Italy and Scotland GOOOO TONGA haha good **** I say those teams need a hurry up TBH. ------------- Winter is Meh |
Posted By: Rusky
Date Posted: 04 Oct 2011 at 12:43pm
| Hot water beach. Go left or right. |
Posted By: Gundry
Date Posted: 04 Oct 2011 at 12:44pm
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Out of interest on a good day (early morning) what kind of travel times we looking at to get to these places?
------------- Winter is Meh |
Posted By: TG
Date Posted: 04 Oct 2011 at 12:59pm
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Bout 2 hours I think to hotwater beach.
------------- TG http://mondoedge.com http://twitter.com/mondoedge http://facebook.com/309681785793 "Of all the things I lost, I miss my mind the most" |
Posted By: Zambezi
Date Posted: 04 Oct 2011 at 1:42pm
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Sailors grave...... Called it for reason, sunk my sit on top kayak there on it's 2nd outing. Ripped a massive hole in it :( ------------- A man’s comfort in life can be measured by the quality of the toilet paper he uses to wipe his arse. |
Posted By: Kona.
Date Posted: 04 Oct 2011 at 2:09pm
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Ooooooooo can I come??? |
Posted By: Gundry
Date Posted: 04 Oct 2011 at 4:18pm
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Yeah bro will see what the swell does etc and we can make a plan
------------- Winter is Meh |
Posted By: sAsLEX
Date Posted: 04 Oct 2011 at 4:53pm
| 2.5 - 3 hours comfortable to Whitianga. |
Posted By: Mikeyb
Date Posted: 04 Oct 2011 at 6:22pm
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If you drive another 3omins to Whiti the ask me nicely i may have a nice little possie bout 20mins up the road that has been producing some rather large Butters, good sized John Dory and a couple of Kings mooching around as well.....(Pllenty of crays in shallow as well ;) ) Tiz a 10 minute swim or walk to said spot but well worth it..... PM me if you are interested ------------- ~~~Living the dream...Diving for a living and fishing for fun~~~~ |
Posted By: Tall stories
Date Posted: 04 Oct 2011 at 8:19pm
| Sailors grave. you can work your way around into the next couple of bays if you wanted aswell. we dived it a couple of weeks ago before heading out to the aldermans. Picked up a nice snap maybe 2kg, butters and a johnie. I saw a small kingi there this time last year aswell but it was small. |
Posted By: herby
Date Posted: 04 Oct 2011 at 8:24pm
| For all the stories of sailors grave, I've never heard of a really decent haul or big fish coming from there. Not saying they don't happen, I've just never come across a report or pics that'd make me want to go there. |
Posted By: TheSnapperWhisperer
Date Posted: 04 Oct 2011 at 9:49pm
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I know one rock that seems to host endless snapper there. Are you just useless, Merby? ------------- http://www.facebook.com/TheSnapperWhisperer |
Posted By: TheSnapperWhisperer
Date Posted: 04 Oct 2011 at 9:51pm
but wait, there's more..
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Posted By: TheSnapperWhisperer
Date Posted: 04 Oct 2011 at 9:52pm
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Exactly the same rock, every time. I did lose a big one when testing some new gear too... ------------- http://www.facebook.com/TheSnapperWhisperer |
Posted By: fish food
Date Posted: 04 Oct 2011 at 10:12pm
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marginal conditions in that last pic. nice fish. is that a trout rod? |
Posted By: Philip van Zijl
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2011 at 8:00am
 ------------- Never underestimate and old man with a spear gun ;) |
fish food wrote:Posted By: Gundry
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2011 at 9:12am
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Sweet Cheers lads MikeyB ill send you a PM once I have a plan. Only dived from Matarangi north over last new years so pretty keen to get some more Coro diving in and check out some new spots. ------------- Winter is Meh |
Posted By: Tall stories
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2011 at 5:04pm
I wouldent travel any serious distance just to dive it but if you wanted a shore dive close to tairua it would be the closesest and I would be suprised (looking sideways at) if someone left totally empty handed.
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Posted By: mumford
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2011 at 7:24pm
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i dive out those ways all the time.im a bit bizzy for the next few weeks but will give you a yell nexgt time im heading out there.i live in aucks but have only dived the noisys were do plp go round here? ------------- http://www.facebook/depthchargers.com |
Posted By: offsurfing
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2011 at 7:26pm
I say nothing to see at sailors grave. Unless your in the know  .I also have a couple of spots I've wanted to take a better look at. |
Posted By: Cherimoya
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2011 at 10:51am
| Homunga Bay is mean if ur at the base of the coromandel, u can walk down the hill, it takes 30 mins but is worth it |
Posted By: Gundry
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2011 at 11:15am
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Sweet cheers for all the heads up and invites and info will be in touch with you all will keep an eye on this swell not knowing what vis is like dont want to risk the drive out for nothing so once it looks a goer im keen. Still might venture over this weekend if people say the vis is okish on friday. If someomne could let me know what its lookinh like out ther on friday that would be wicked ------------- Winter is Meh |
Posted By: Mikeyb
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2011 at 9:49pm
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Ill be diving all day tomorrow (final day of PADI instructor exams tomorrow!) but if its not too ****ty vis ill get a message to ya ASAP....i cant promise it being a sober message however!
------------- ~~~Living the dream...Diving for a living and fishing for fun~~~~ |
Posted By: Gundry
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2011 at 8:09am
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Haha all good mate anything will do Ill pm you my cell number thinking of sunday mornign at this stage look like swell dropping etc only concern is if the swell has dropped enough to give some decent vis.
------------- Winter is Meh |
Posted By: Timarto
Date Posted: 06 Aug 2013 at 1:19pm
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Gidday, Was having a look through your thread earlier this afternoon. I am an Engineering student at Canterbury university. A mate and I are really keen entry level spear fishermen, and after spending the winter in Kaikoura's frigid waters have saved up some coin to do a weekend trip to the Coromandel. Issue is we don't know any spots that are any good to head to!! We will have a car but no boat access so are planning on just doing a shore dive from somewhere. Thinking the Tairua area would be good?? But that's just at a guess from what I can see on Google Earth. Can anyone recommend any spots? Obviously not asking anyone to give away their honey holes!! Just any advice where we might go to at least see a fish or even a cheeky cray?  Thanks!!
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Posted By: CRAYMOUNTS
Date Posted: 08 Aug 2013 at 8:46pm
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mate start at northern end of tairua and all the way up that coast to hot water is good.Good luck mate send a post back of ya catch. ------------- CLASS CRAYMOUNTS DONE |
Posted By: offsurfing
Date Posted: 08 Aug 2013 at 8:55pm
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Hi anywhere you can crawl over rocks to the beach you'll find crays and butters. Between Tairua and Whangapoa. Just don't waste your time around whaitanga due to murky water... |
Posted By: Newsmurf
Date Posted: 02 Sep 2013 at 3:58pm
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Got tomorrow off and keen on a play dive. Any good spots on the gulf side of the Coro for a shorey? After my first bag of scollies for the season, but a fishy spot would be awesome too. Pm's welcome, and its just me so only 20 scollops will dissappear. ------------- I'd rather dive than breathe. |
Posted By: Blucky
Date Posted: 06 Mar 2019 at 9:15am
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Howzit, Heading to Coromandel this weekend and hoping to get a shorey in. Sailors grave seems like it could be on but this threads pretty old so wondering if thats still the case. Any advice on where I'm get a feed would be appreciated. Willing to do a hike if the spots worth it! Cheers
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Posted By: FizFisho
Date Posted: 08 Mar 2019 at 10:17pm
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If you are dead set keen, get as close to the colville channel as you can and that means fletchers bay. Alternatively anywhere on the drive up to Port Jackson that you can access is usually a good dive with kina bombs over a snooping ledge. Make sure you swim around the originaly spot though as its usually been fished heavily by land based fisherman, thats where a kayak or small inflatable is handy, or some good leg work :-) |
Posted By: FizFisho
Date Posted: 08 Mar 2019 at 10:19pm
Most the way up past colville turn off to Port Jackson has shore spots if you can park and walk in and swim around the corners etc. I have one spot closer I will PM you as its where I learnt to dive and fish. |