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Oahu Dive Site Map - Side 1

experts only. Best on WNW swell to 30’ (9m). Waimea shorebreak is
SIDE 1 especially wicked & dangerous

KAHUKU LEDGE 70’ + (21m+) Adv. Boat dive. Deep ledge 3. 4 Mi. WAIMEA BAY 10’ - 30’ (3 - 9m) Beg. Summer beach dive at beauti-
(1.2 Km) Offshore. Almost always too rough for dive boat visit. Pris- ful bay. Best visibility out at 20’+ (6m+) depth. Volcanic boulders.
tine. Turtles. Reef fish. Lobsters. Shells. Yellowfin tuna. Pelagic Small tropical fish. Excellent novice snorkeling. Caution: Winter surf

SUNSET BEACH Great break for swells from all directions in Win- WAIMEA WALLS 25’ - 60’ (8 - 18m) Int. - Adv. Shore access or boat
ter. Personality changes with swell. Great rights. Point closes out at 6’ dive. 3 lava fingers line up seaward from 25’ (8m) depth. Lava tube.
+ (2m+) then shifts to middle reef. Crowded.Dangerous rip current Encrusted with coral
handy for getting out when big
CHUN’S REEF Four different peaks according to conditions make
BANZAI PIPELINE Unforgiving waves in Winter WNW swell. One nice right tubes & short lefts. Best at knee-high to just overhead.
of world’s great left breaks. Shallow & sharp bottom. Several reefs Good hotdog scene
outside create break when big
LANIAKEA Two surf breaks - bigger outside shoulder ride some-
SHARK’S (PUPUKEA) COVE 20’ - 60’ (6 - 18m) Beg. - Adv. Named times connects to inside screaming right tube. Watch out for board-
for shape of rocks. Beach entry. Calm May - Oct.. Best N shore dive. busting clean-out sets
Excellent diving outside cove. Many caves. Night diving. Colorful
corals. Crabs. Nudibranchs.Shells. Children snorkel in tidepools HALE’IWA Fast & hollow. Best in NW winter swells, knee-high to
double-overhead. Best surf lessons spot
SNAGLE’S (FIRE STATION) 25’ - 50’ (8 - 15m) Int. - Adv. Beach
entry by fire station. 1000’-(300m) long wall. Lava tubes. Arches. TURTLE STREET 25’ - 35’ (8 - 11m) Beg. - Int. Boat dive. Half-mi.
Lobsters. Moray eels. Parrotfish off Kaiaka Bay. Coral. Arches. Overhangs. Turtles in 150’ wide by
300’ long crack
THREE TABLES 20’ - 60’ (6 - 18m) Int. - Adv. Beach dive. Named for
3 seaward rock ledges. Arches, overhangs & crevases. N side is best HALE’IWA TRENCH 35’ - 100’+ (11 - 30m+) Int. - Adv. Beach
accessible from Hale’iwa Boat Harbor. 1. 4 Mi (400m) off Kaiaka
WAIMEA BAY World’s most famous big-wave break. Advanced & Bay. Fissure 300’ (90m) wide by 100’ (30m) deep. Arches. Coral.
Whitetips. Hammerheads