Haleiwa Trench
Shore dive off Haleiwa Beach Park into a reef-cut trench with ledged walls and small caves, bottoming near 30 m.
- Advanced
- Wall
- Turtles
Advanced≤30 m
Makaha Caverns
Dive site in Oahu, United States
West-side lava caverns, arches and swim-throughs where turtles are frequent visitors.
- Usual dive
- 14 m
- Deepest point
- 14 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Best months
- May–Sep
- Current
- Moderate
The dive
A cavern and reef dive. Known for whitetip reef sharks, turtles and octopus.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: honoluluscubacompany.com
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
- OverheadPart of the dive is under a ceiling, without a direct way up.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Cavern, Reef
- Current
- Moderate
- Estimated
- Environment
- Cavern (daylight visible)
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Whitetip reef sharks
- Turtles
- Octopus
- Moray eels
Best time to dive
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: May–Sep.
Where is Oahu?
The point shows the Oahu area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Oahu
Wreck
down to 40 m
Sea Tiger Wreck
A 190-foot cargo ship sitting upright in 100 feet of water a short boat ride from Waikiki, visited by turtles, eagle rays and reef sharks.
- Advanced
- Whitetip reef sharks
Wreck
down to 37 m
YO-257
A former Navy Yard Oiler that served in WWII and the Korean War, sunk off Waikiki in 1989 and visited by turtles, eagle rays and reef sharks.
- Advanced
- Whitetip reef sharks
Wreck
down to 35 m
Corsair
WWII Vought F4U Corsair fighter at about 33 m, Oahu's most famous true wreck.
- Experienced
- Galápagos sharks
Pinnacle
down to 24 m
Ewa Pinnacles
Volcanic pinnacles at 15-24 m with overhangs, whitetip reef sharks and occasional manta rays.
- Advanced
- Manta rays
Wreck
down to 27 m
LCU (Landing Craft Utility)
A landing craft wreck on a sandy bottom where divers often find whitetip reef sharks hiding underneath.
- Advanced
- 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.
Photo credits
- Haleiwa Trench dive site, Oahu, Hawaii, Devilfish808, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
