Difficulty
intermediate
Viz (last reported 16103h ago)
Max Depth
15ft
Snorkeling and Scuba Diving at Shark's Cove
Very easy shore dive, local PADI instructors take students here for their open water cert dives. Lots of turtles, fishes... also neat swim-throughs in the reef. Nothing too nasty, maybe the occasional reef shark, though I've never seen one here. A great O'ahu dive. But it's crowded on the summer weekends... though Three Tables (another dive site) is right next door, so there's plenty of space in the water, even if parking is bad.
Shark's Cove at Kalalua Point is another must-dive site for Oahu. The entry is easy, and it's just a short kick to get outside the reef. Kids and snorkelers will find the cove perfect for their activities. Rocky coastal area & tidal pools teeming with small fish for snorkeling, plus showers & restrooms. Off Kamehameha Highway on the North Shore in the Waimea area.
Why is it called Shark's Cove? Because the outline of the reef from above looks like a shark.
Shark's Cove is also known as Pupukea
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Ascott
Jun 10, 2015, 12:00 AM
scuba
Dove this site today with a very experienced buddy. We concluded that this is among both of our best dives ever. 67 minutes of bottom time on a single 80 with 400psi remaining. There are three major and several smaller caves in the second finger to the right when looking from the parking area. We snorkeled out to the right angle between the reef wall and the second finger then headed into the right angle and hugged the wall to find the caves. The first one we came to is the so-called 'blue room' the second one is approximately 25m further along the wall and didn't appear to have an exit. the final cave is at the tip of the finger and is quite large. Tip: if you go past the cave on a north heading, you will come to a pretty healthy reef at about 20 ft depth.
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