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Sunabe Seawall
Dive Review
Entry:
Very gradual, super easy. Recommended
skill level:
Excellent dive site, especially for those new to diving
or just looking to relax
Depth:
Around 60 feet maximumVisibility:
Averages 40-50 feet
(depending a bit on the
tide)
Animal
life you might see
here:
Coral - lots of it in
all sorts of bright
orange, pink, yellow,
red, and purple colors.
Plus all the small
marine life that hang
around coral, such as
tube worms, crabs,
anemone, and various
tropical fish.
More rare visits by
octopus and squid.
Special
Notes & Cautions
about diving here:
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644-4290
Kadena Marina
scuba locker
634-6344 / 6968
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Detailed Review
Sunabe is one of Okinawa's most popular dive spots
(second perhaps to
Maeda
Point). This is due to several factors: great visibility (usually averages around 40-50 feet),
a general lack of
sudden current changes (many other Okinawa dive sites are not so fortunate), and
lots of entertaining marine life hanging around the coral reef.
Just beyond the large concrete "jacks" lie miles and
miles of soft coral and limestone rocks, cracks, crevasses, and short cliffs
waiting for you to explore. Diving is generally shallow with maximum
depths around 60 feet.
Directions
From Kitamae Gate
(Commissary side) on Camp Foster, turn right (northbound) onto Highway 58.
Go north for ~4 km; you will pass Camp Lester on the right. You will
see a SEGA arcade building on your left. Turn left at this stoplight (Hamagawa
Road). Follow the road as it curves right. You will see the seawall
on your left - multiple dive spots from pretty much any point along the seawall.
You will see quite a few dive shops catering to the Japanese public and tourists along this section as well.
From Gate 2 on Kadena, turn left (southbound) onto Highway 58. Go
north for ~4 km; shortly before reaching Camp Lester on your left, you
will see a SEGA arcade building on your right. Turn right at this
stoplight (Hamagawa Road). Follow the road as it curves right. You
will see the seawall on your left - multiple dive spots from pretty much any
point along the seawall. You will see quite a few dive shops catering to
the Japanese public and tourists along this section as well. |
