Reef
down to 15 m
Kahalu'u Beach Park
- Open Water
- Turtles
Open Water≤18 m
Garden Eel Cove (Manta Heaven)
Dive site in Kona (Big Island), United States
By day Hawaiian garden eels sway over black sand; after dark reef mantas feed in the dive lights at around 35 ft.
- Usual dive
- 11 m
- Deepest point
- 24 m
- Level
- Open Water
- Season
- All year
The dive
A dive. Known for manta rays and dolphins.
Who it's for
Open Water≤18 mSource: scubadiving.com
Recommended minimum: Open Water (PADI Open Water, CMAS/FFESSM N1).
Conditions
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Manta rays
- Dolphins
- Garden eels
Season in Kona (Big Island)
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Diveable all year.
Source: dive-the-world.comWhere is Kona (Big Island)?
The point shows the Kona (Big Island) area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Kona (Big Island)
Rock formations
down to 18 m
Golden Arches
Lava arches and a wide lava swim-through with whitemouth morays, and occasional Commerson's frogfish and leaf scorpionfish.
- Open Water
- Whitetip reef sharks
Reef
down to 15 m
Kailua Pier
An in-town shore dive to 15 m: eagle rays over the sand, turtles in the shallows and occasional large akule bait balls.
- Open Water
- Turtles
Reef
down to 12 m
Mahukona
A shallow shelf (max 12 m) scattered with old mill equipment and boat parts from the SS Kauai, good for nudibranchs.
- Open Water
- Nudibranchs
Pinnacle
down to 18 m
Turtle Pinnacle (Turtle Heaven)
- Open Water
- Dolphins
Wall
down to 30 m
Two Step (Pu'uhonua o Honaunau)
- Open Water
- Whitetip reef sharks
About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.