砂辺
Sunabe · Chatan, Okinawa, Japan
EntryShore — Sunabe
Max depth20 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyEast China Sea
Water temp22–29°C
Estimated from climate dataMay
About this site
砂辺 is a wall dive site near Chatan, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, in the East China Sea. It is reached from the shore with a maximum depth of about 20 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, groupers, frogfish, cuttlefish, 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
- Dotted CardinalfishFowleria isostigma
GreenfishStichopus chloronotus- Pygmy ScorpionfishScorpaenodes scaber
Azure Sea StarLinckia laevigata- Turtlehead Sea SnakeEmydocephalus ijimae
- Bigeye CardinalfishNectamia bandanensis
- Redfin CardinalfishPristicon rhodopterus
- Rosy FrogfishAbantennarius rosaceus
Nearby sites
- 1Sea wall the Center0.0 km
- 2Water Treatment Plant0.7 km
- 3Jam, Kadena North3.0 km
- 4Kadena North Steps3.4 km
- 5Blue Cave13 km
- 6Kin Red21 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org