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Long Lava Tube
Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii Big Island, United States
EntryBoat
Max depth12 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp24–27°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Long Lava Tube is a cave dive site near Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii, United States, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 12 m. Best for divers with some experience. 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
- 1Aquarium0.6 km
- 2Garden Eel Cove0.7 km
- 3Manta Ray Night Dive Kona0.8 km
- 4Keauhou Bay2.7 km
- 5Pyramid Pinnacle6.1 km
- 6Turtle Pinnacle6.6 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org