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Blue Cave
Cape Maeda (Blue Cave) · Yomitan, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Max depth39.6 m
LevelEstimated: Advanced and up
Water bodyEast China Sea
Water temp22–29°C
Estimated from climate dataMay
About this site
Blue Cave is a cave dive site near Yomitan, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, in the East China Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 40 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea turtles, nudibranchs, lionfish, octopus, moray eels. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 22 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Zebra LionfishDendrochirus zebra
Azure Sea StarLinckia laevigata
Boring ClamTridacna crocea
PinkfishHolothuria edulis
Clark's AnemonefishAmphiprion clarkii
Vagabond ButterflyfishChaetodon vagabundus
GreenfishStichopus chloronotus
Nearby sites
- 1Mermaid's Grotto9.4 km
- 2Kadena North Steps9.8 km
- 3Okinawa Manza Dream Hole10.0 km
- 4Jam, Kadena North10 km
- 5Manza Coral11 km
- 6Sea wall the Center13 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Wikidata (CC0) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org