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Garden Eel Cove
Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii Big Island, United States
EntryBoat
Max depth9 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp24–27°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Garden Eel Cove is a dive site near Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii, United States, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 9 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, moray eels, nudibranchs, sea turtles, groupers. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 24 to 27 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Yellow TangZebrasoma flavescens
Slate Pencil UrchinHeterocentrotus mamillatus
Rock-boring UrchinEchinometra mathaei
Convict SurgeonfishAcanthurus triostegus
Moorish IdolZanclus cornutus
Orangeband SurgeonfishAcanthurus olivaceus
Collector UrchinTripneustes gratilla
Spotted BoxfishOstracion meleagris
Nearby sites
- 1Aquarium0.1 km
- 2Manta Ray Night Dive Kona0.3 km
- 3Long Lava Tube0.7 km
- 4Keauhou Bay2.1 km
- 5Pyramid Pinnacle6.7 km
- 6Turtle Pinnacle7.2 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org