Sentan
先端 · Heda, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
EntryShore — 先端
Max depth50 m
LevelEstimated: Advanced and up
Water bodyPhilippine Sea
Water temp16–27°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Aug
About this site
Sentan is a dive site near Heda, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, in the Philippine Sea. It is reached from the shore with a maximum depth of about 50 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, groupers, moray eels, lionfish, sea fans. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 16 to 27 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
- White-tentacle Japanes AeolisSakuraeolis enosimensis
- FilefishSebastiscus marmoratus
Blacktip GrouperEpinephelus fasciatus- Kidako MorayGymnothorax kidako
- Redbar AnthiasPseudanthias rubrizonatus
- Yellow HawkfishCirrhitichthys aureus
- Doubleline TobyCanthigaster rivulata
- Oriental ButterflyfishChaetodon auripes
Nearby sites
- 1Cape Ose0.2 km
- 2Outer bay0.4 km
- 3Wannai0.4 km
- 4Izu Osezaki1.5 km
- 5Lake Motosu52 km
- 6Mikomoto island52 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org