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Channel Crevices
Yaese, Okinawa, Japan
EntryShore
Max depth39.6 m
LevelEstimated: Advanced and up
Water bodyPhilippine Sea
Water temp22–29°C
Estimated from climate dataMay
About this site
Channel Crevices is a cavern, drift, reef and wall dive site near Yaese, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, in the Philippine Sea. It is reached from the shore with a maximum depth of about 40 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, lionfish, groupers, sea turtles, 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
Guam CardinalfishNectamia fusca
Dusky FrillgobyBathygobius fuscus
LionfishPterois volitansPeppered BlennyBlenniella periophthalmus
Convict SurgeonfishAcanthurus triostegus
Jewelled BlennySalarias fasciatus
Ring CowrieMonetaria annulus- Barred-chin BlennyRhabdoblennius nitidus
Nearby sites
- 1Water Treatment Plant26 km
- 2砂辺27 km
- 3Sea wall the Center27 km
- 4Jam, Kadena North30 km
- 5Kadena North Steps30 km
- 6Blue Cave40 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org