Giant Boarfish Cave is a sheltered Bay of Islands boat cave dive.
Giant Boarfish Cave is a sheltered Bay of Islands boat cave dive.
Giant Boarfish Cave is a sheltered Bay of Islands boat cave dive with a compact swim-through, reef walls outside, and a sandy bottom inside. It suits divers who are comfortable with overhead terrain and want a tidy, operator-run site that rewards careful buoyancy, good buddy spacing, and calm movement through the cave with strong fish life around the walls.
Depth range, seasonality, and planning context.
Reported Depth
15m - 18m
Depth Note
Cave entrance is described at 15 m, with the exit around 18 m; the swim-through is about 20 m long.
Hazards, restrictions, and access requirements.
Key Hazards
Safety Notes
Includes a 20 m swim-through with an overhead environment.
Community notes to help plan your visit.
Scuba Diving
Described as a great site for Open Water and Advanced divers, with depths around 15–18 m and a 20 m swim-through.
Community dive logs and visit reports for this site.
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