Conditions & tides
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About this site
Nugget Point is a rocky headland on the Otago coast of New Zealand's South Island, southeast of Balclutha, known for its lighthouse and the scattered rock stacks offshore that give the point its name. The surrounding coastline is exposed to the open Pacific swell and is home to seal and sea lion colonies along the shore.
AI overviewMarine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
New Zealand Sea LionPhocarctos hookeriReported here · unconfirmed
Southern Rock LobsterJasus edwardsiiReported here · unconfirmed
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