The swim through bisecting the rocks here is the highlight of this site. It is quite narrow so be careful not to hit the sides as you go through. If you continue clockwise when you get to the southern end of the swim through you will hopefully hit a small swim through archway also. There is plenty of broken rocky area here to explore with ecklonia and other kelp forest. Between the site and shore is a sandy and at times gravelly bottom.

Aquatic Life:

Sea tulips stand at guard along the walls of the swim through along with anenomes, sponges and other encrusting animals. Spotties, banded wrasse, scarlet wrasse and blue moki can be seen here with blue cod more common on the sandy bottomed areas.

Invertebrates include paua, ducks bill limpets, brittle stars, golf ball sponges and the occasional nudibranch. Inside small caves you can see rock lobster, large crabs and the occasional red cod if you're lucky.

Warnings:

Be careful, particularly on days when there is a bit of surge, not to bash against the walls in the swim through and damage the encrusting life that live here.

Directions:

From Wellington head to the south coast past the airport then follow Moa Point Rd around to the east and follow along (turns into Breaker Bay Rd) until you get to the last few houses in Breaker Bay (about 68 Breaker Bay Rd) before the road heads up the hill. There is a small carpark here on the seaward side of the road and a track down to the shore where you can enter.

To get to this site head to the rocks about 150 metres off shore (south east), aiming for the north western end then head around the top until you get to the beginning of the swim through that runs through the rock with a north-south orientation.