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The Back Side
Wailea-Makena, Hawaii - Maui, United States
EntryBoat
Max depth30 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp24–27°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
The Back Side is a wall dive site near Wailea-Makena, Hawaii, United States, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 30 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea turtles, nudibranchs, moray eels, jacks, reef sharks. 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
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Humpback WhaleMegaptera novaeangliae
Black TriggerfishMelichthys niger
Orangespine UnicornfishNaso lituratus
Pinktail TriggerfishMelichthys vidua
Yellow TangZebrasoma flavescens
Slate Pencil UrchinHeterocentrotus mamillatus
Ember ParrotfishScarus rubroviolaceus
Nearby sites
- 1Flying Sea Cliffs0.2 km
- 2Molokini Crater0.3 km
- 3Edge of the World0.3 km
- 4Tako Flats0.4 km
- 5Enenue0.4 km
- 6Middle Reef0.4 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org