Official business listing for Bay of Islands dive support and boat access.
New Zealand
Boat-access Cavalli Islands pinnacle with strong fish life and current.
Boat-access Cavalli Islands pinnacle with strong fish life and current.
Access is normally arranged through a local boat operator.
True Love Reef is a Cavalli Islands pinnacle site in the Bay of Islands, with shallow rock tops and steep drop-offs that build quickly into deeper water. The reef is best known for dense schools of fish, eagle rays, morays, boarfish, and other blue-water surprises. It is a boat dive where depth control and current awareness matter more than anything else.
Site Conditions
Safety Notes
Depth builds quickly off the pinnacles, and current can be strong on the wrong tide, so planned depth and ascent discipline matter.
Access Restrictions
Boat access only; plan the site around operator guidance and tide timing.
Legal Notes
Follow local boat and mooring rules; there is no shore entry.
Community notes to help plan your visit.
Scuba Diving
A boat dive for confident buoyancy, planned depth, and current awareness.
Conservative baseline from public research. No community dives logged yet.
Last Updated
Research Sources
Official business listing for Bay of Islands dive support and boat access.
Club newsletter describing the True Love Reef dive and current.

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