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Tripod Reef
Ocean Pointe, Hawaii - Oahu, United States

EntryBoat
Max depth20 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp24–27°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Tripod Reef is a reef dive site near Ocean Pointe, Hawaii, United States, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 20 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea turtles, seals, nudibranchs, moray eels, dolphins. 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
Hawaiian Monk SealNeomonachus schauinslandi- Elegant CorisCoris venusta
Rock-boring UrchinEchinometra mathaei
Saddle WrasseThalassoma duperrey
Arc-eye HawkfishParacirrhites arcatus
Ashy Sea CucumberHolothuria cinerascens
Hawaiian Whitespotted TobyCanthigaster jactator
Nearby sites
- 1Navy Tug6.6 km
- 2USS Lst-4807.1 km
- 3USS Utah (BB-31)10 km
- 4Electric Beach (Kahe Point)11 km
- 5Aiea Shoal13 km
- 6YO-257 Wreck18 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org